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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-7162 json

Buffer overflow in Hero Super Player 3000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code…

published 2009-09-04 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7121

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Hero Super Player 3000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a .M3U file. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2008-4504.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-9677)

Exploit prediction

5.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9677 HERO SUPER PLAYER 3000 - '.m3u' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-09-15
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27478 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • downloads.securityfocus.com http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/27478.cpp 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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