HIGH
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
Published Aug 20, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.59%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.59% 0.05586
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05586
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05586) | 92.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05586) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 20.93% (0.20929) | 95.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.16% (0.06157) | 90.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 12.17% (0.12168) | 95.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.07% (0.14072) | 95.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 12.47% (0.12469) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 9.21% (0.09207) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 8.75% (0.08746) | 93.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 9.06% (0.09057) | 93.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.38% (0.07376) | 93.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.01% (0.06006) | 90.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.01% (0.06006) | 89.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.01% (0.06006) | 77.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9220 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35745 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1959 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9220 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35745 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 20, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2896
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a