CVE-2009-3170 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in AIMP2 Audio Converter 2.53 (build 330) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long File1 argument in a (1) .pls or (2) .m3u playlist file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.35% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| aimp | aimp2 audio converter |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AIMP2 Audio Converter 2.53 build 330 - Playlist '.pls' Unicode Buffer Overflow | 2009-11-21 |
| exploit-db | AIMP2 Audio Converter - Playlist Overflow (SEH) | 2009-11-16 |
| exploit-db | AIMP2 Audio Converter 2.53b330 - '.pls' / '.m3u' Unicode Crash (PoC) | 2009-09-01 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD