CVE-2008-7009

Buffer overflow in multiscan.exe in Check Point ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.483.000 and 8.0.020...

6.9 MediumPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in multiscan.exe in Check Point ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.483.000 and 8.0.020.000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a file or directory with a long path. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

1.06%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

Record: CVE-2008-7009
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-7009
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-6968 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-6968
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2fw-x5gx-3qxr No score

Buffer overflow in multiscan.exe in Check Point ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.483.000 and 8.0.020...

Record: GHSA-c2fw-x5gx-3qxr
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

checkpoint zonealarm

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0 - AntiVirus Directory Path Buffer Overflow (PoC)	2008-09-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-7009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Checkpoint Zonealarm, published August 19, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.