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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-7079 json

Buffer overflow in Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code…

published 2009-08-25 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7038

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.8%
EPSS 5.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long entry in a .M3U playlist file. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2008-0619.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7207)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7207 Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 - '.m3u' Playlist File Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2008-11-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32446 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.