CVE-2009-20003

high

Description

Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires local interaction, typically by convincing a user to open the crafted file.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenorate-xpl-file-stack-based-buffer-overflow

https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18035

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10373

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10371

https://web.archive.org/web/20100507021109/http://www.xenorate.com/

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xenorate_xpl_bof.rb

http://www.xenorate.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-08-21

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00022