CVE-2009-0182
Buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-2009-0182 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Vuplayer, published January 20, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 48.4%EPSS, 98th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known4 public exploits
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VUPlayer 2.49 - '.pls' Universal Buffer Overflow | 2009-01-07 |
| Metasploit | VUPlayer CUE Buffer Overflow | 2009-08-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | nobodyatall648/CVE-2009-0182 | 2021-05-01 |
| Exploit-DB | VUPlayer 2.49 - '.wax' Local Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass) | 2022-01-10 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-0182- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-0182- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0191No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0191- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f9p2-88mm-74g3
Buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f9p2-88mm-74g3- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| 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.