CVE-2009-0885
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Media Commands 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 8.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Media Commands 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in a (1) M3U, (2) M3l, (3) TXT, and (4) LRC playlist file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Media Commands - '.m3u' / '.m3l' / '.TXT' / '.LRC' Local Heap Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8135dos, windowspublished 2 Mar 2009Verified
- Media Commands - '.m3u' Local Overwrite (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8137local, windowspublished 2 Mar 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 8135 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 8.7% · top 4.8% 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
9
- 33958 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33958-2.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 52346 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- mediacommands-playlist-bo(49035) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33958.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33958.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34122 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 8135 (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-2009-0882 (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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