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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-4453 · published 29 December 2009

CVE-2009-4453: Softcab sound converter activex vulnerability

Softcab · Sound Converter Activex

Insecure method vulnerability in SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX control (sndConverter.ocx) 1.2 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveFormat method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

8.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9%
8.8CVSS 2.0 base score
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX control (sndConverter.ocx) 1.2 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveFormat method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/61351
http://secunia.com/advisories/37967 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10649 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55082
http://osvdb.org/61351
http://secunia.com/advisories/37967 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10649 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55082

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-4453), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.