CVE-2009-0174
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long .asf URI in the HREF attribute…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long .asf URI in the HREF attribute of a REF element in a .asx file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. 4 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits8
Exploit-DB4 entries
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.asx' HREF Local Buffer Overflow (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7714local, windowspublished 11 Jan 2009Verified
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.asx' 'HREF' Universal Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7715local, windowspublished 11 Jan 2009Verified
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.asx' HREF Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7709dos, windowspublished 9 Jan 2009Verified
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.asx' HREF Local Buffer Overflow (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7713local, windowspublished 9 Jan 2009Verified
References tagged exploit4 references
- 7715 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7713 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7709 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7714 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.7% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- vuplayer-asx-bo(47851) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 7715 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 7713 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7709 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7714 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-0183 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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