CVE-2009-1608

Multiple buffer overflows in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 and possibly earlier versions allow user...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Multiple buffer overflows in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 and possibly earlier versions allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .MCP project file with long (1) FILE_INFO, (2) CAT_FILTERS, and possibly other fields.

Exploit likelihood

11.2%Up 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-1608
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1608
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1603 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1603
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7c54-g2rx-pfv3 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 and possibly earlier versions allow user...

Record: GHSA-7c54-g2rx-pfv3
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microchip mplab ide

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	MPLAB IDE 8.30 - '.mcp' Universal Overwrite (SEH)	2009-05-11

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-2009-1608 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microchip Mplab Ide, published May 11, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.