CVE-2009-0182
Buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a File line in a…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 48.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a File line in a .pls file, as demonstrated by an http URL on a File1 line.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Metasploit modules1 module
- VUPlayer CUE Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/vuplayer_cueRank gooddisclosed 18 Aug 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.wax' Local Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 50650local, windowspublished 10 Jan 2022Not verified
- VUPlayer 2.49 - '.pls' Universal Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7695local, windowspublished 7 Jan 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 7695 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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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 | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 48.4% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 7695 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- vuplayer-fileline-bo(48170) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4923 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165489/VUPlayer-2.49-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2009-0191 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-0182)Record last updated .