Buffer overflow in Tptest

CVE-2009-0650

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetStatsFromLine function in TPTEST 3.1.7 and earlier, and possibly 5.02, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a STATS line with a long pwd field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-02-20 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.128 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tptest — versions 5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48781 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/33972 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33785 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8058 (exploit)