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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-4962 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Fat Player 0.6b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .wav file.

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4924

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
31.4%
EPSS 31.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
4
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Fat Player 0.6b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .wav file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9495)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

31.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

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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