CVE-2009-4588Awakening Winds3d Player Memory Corruption
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via…
Published Jan 7, 2010 · Updated Apr 22, 2026
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2009-4588 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.3 v2) affecting Awakening Winds3d Player (Awingsoft), Awakening Winds3d Viewer (Awingsoft).
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.
Scores
CVSS v2
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
32%
Higher than 98.3% of all scored CVEs
Exploit maturity
Weaponized
ATLAS score
57/100
Publication score, see How it works
Exploitation Verdict
KEV listed
Not listed
Federal due date
None
No federal due date
Ransomware use
Not reported
Attributed actors
None named
Exploit & Defence Guidance
Exploit maturity
Weaponized
Public exploit code
3
Proof-of-concept links
In-the-wild evidence
1
Reports of active use
Advisories And Exploit References
- advisory35764
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long SceneUrl property value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2386. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected Products
4 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Awakening Winds3d PlayerAwingsoft | 3.0.0.5, 3.5.0.0-beta | n/a |
| Awakening Winds3d ViewerAwingsoft | 3.0.0.5, 3.5.0.0-beta | n/a |
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Jan 7, 2010
Last updated
Apr 22, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- advisory35764
- exploitMSF awingsoft_web3d_bof.rb
- exploitExploitDB-16524
- exploitExploitDB-9116
- exploitshinnai.net · nsGUdeley3EHfKEV690p.txt
FAQ
Common Questions.
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long SceneUrl property value, a diffe…
Affected: Awakening Winds3d Player (Awingsoft) versions 3.0.0.5, 3.5.0.0-beta; Awakening Winds3d Viewer (Awingsoft) versions 3.0.0.5, 3.5.0.0-beta. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.
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