CVE-2009-2403 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in SCMPX 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .m3u playlist file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.99% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| shinjichiba | scmpx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SCMPX 1.5.1 - '.m3u' Local Heap Overflow (PoC) | 2009-06-29 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD