CVE-2009-2896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in KMplayer 2.9.4.1433 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string in a subtitle (.srt) playlist file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-08-20

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 20.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmplayer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmplayer:2.9.3.1210:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2886	Buffer overflow in KMplayer 2.9.4.1433 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string in a subtitle (.srt) playlist file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20929.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9220
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35745
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1959
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51882

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kde Kmplayer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-20T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.199Z

Reserved: 2009-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2896

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-20T17:30:11.717

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2896

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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