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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0350 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Merak Media Player 3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .m3u playlis…

published 2009-01-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0354

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.2%
EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Merak Media Player 3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .m3u playlist file, related to the status bar icon's tooltip. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7857)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8126 Merak Media Player 3.2 - '.m3u' File Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) local, 2009-03-02
  • EDB-7857 Merak Media Player 3.2 - '.m3u' File Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-01-25

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

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