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CVE-2009-1743
Directory traversal vulnerability in InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle…
High9.3EPSS 6.2%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Studio 12, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a filename containing a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in a Hollywood FX Compressed Archive (.hfz) file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by decompressing a file to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.2% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- 35078 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 8670 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20090513 Pinnacle Studio 12 "Hollywood FX Compressed Archive" (.hfz) directory traversal vulnerability poc (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 34936 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- pinnaclestudio-hfz-directory-traversal(50510) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_pinnacle_studio_12_hfz.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 54430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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