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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-4754 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4718

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.0%
EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed playlist (.m3u) file.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8578)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8583 Mercury Audio Player 1.21 - '.m3u' Local Stack Overflow local, 2009-05-01
  • EDB-8578 Mercury Audio Player 1.21 - '.m3u' Local Stack Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-04-30
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34788 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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