CVE-2020-37050
Quick Player 1.3 - '.m3l' Buffer Overflow
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.4
Quick Player 1.3 - '.m3l' Buffer Overflow
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-37050- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30931
8.4
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30931- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3jqv-gvhw-8crp
8.4
Quick Player 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3jqv-gvhw-8crp- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.4
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-37050- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-37050 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in M.j.m Soft Quick Player, published January 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/48564
download.cnet.com/quick-player/3000-2168_4-10871417.html
web.archive.org/web/20201022211753/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/posts/Exploiting-Quick-Player
web.archive.org/web/20210105222205/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/assets/img/Findings6/18.gif
vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-player-ml-buffer-overflow
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37050
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jqv-gvhw-8crp