CVE-2017-8869
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.
- Record
CVE-2017-8869- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.
- Record
CVE-2017-8869- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17811 No score
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17811- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w365-j2xg-v32x
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.
- Record
GHSA-w365-j2xg-v32x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) | 2017-05-08 |
| Metasploit | MediaCoder .M3U Buffer Overflow | 2013-06-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | tankist0x01/CVE-2017-8869 | 2025-02-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8869 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mediacoder, published July 27, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.