CVE-2009-1437 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in PortableApps CoolPlayer Portable (aka CoolPlayer+ Portable) 2.19.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed playlist (.m3u) file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-3408.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.99% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| coolplayer | coolplayer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CoolPlayer Portable 2.19.1 - '.m3u' Local Buffer Overflow (1) | 2009-04-22 |
| exploit-db | CoolPlayer Portable 2.19.1 - '.m3u' Local Buffer Overflow (2) | 2009-04-22 |
| exploit-db | CoolPlayer Portable 2.19.1 - '.m3u' Local Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2009-04-20 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/53885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49984
- https://hansesecure.de/vulnerability-in-coolplayer/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8489
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8519
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8520
- http://osvdb.org/53885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49984
- https://hansesecure.de/vulnerability-in-coolplayer/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8489
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8519
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8520
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