CVE-2020-37050

high

Description

Quick Player 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .m3l file with carefully constructed payload. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by loading a specially crafted file through the application's file loading mechanism, potentially enabling remote code execution.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-player-ml-buffer-overflow

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48564

https://web.archive.org/web/20210105222205/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/assets/img/Findings6/18.gif

https://web.archive.org/web/20201022211753/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/posts/Exploiting-Quick-Player/

https://download.cnet.com/quick-player/3000-2168_4-10871417.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-30

Updated: 2026-02-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

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: 0.00179