Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CyberLink Power2Go 7 (build 196) and 8 (build 1031) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary co…

published 2012-09-15 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-5071

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 45.8%; EPSS 45.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CyberLink Power2Go 7 (build 196) and 8 (build 1031) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) src and (2) name parameters in a p2g project file.

Timeline

2011-09-12 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/cyberlink_p2g_bof)
2012-09-15 Published

Exploit prediction

45.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/cyberlink_p2g_bof CyberLink Power2Go name Attribute (p2g) Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit metasploit exploit, great rank, 2011-09-12
EDB-18747 CyberLink Power2Go - name Attribute (p2g) Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) local, 2012-04-18
EDB-18220 CyberLink (Multiple Products) - File Project Handling Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2011-12-09

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

exploit-db.com /exploits/18220
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/47145
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/71723
vdb-entry
osvdb.org /77600
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/158003
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-5171
NVD CVE-2011-5171

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Summary