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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-4097 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the MplayInputFile function in Serenity Audio Player 3.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute ar…

published 2009-11-28 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4068

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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the MplayInputFile function in Serenity Audio Player 3.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in an M3U file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-10226)
  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-10226 Serenity Audio Player Playlist - '.m3u' Local Buffer Overflow local, 2009-11-25
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0911-exploits/serenityaudio-overflow.txt 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

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