CVE-2008-0619 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Nero Media Player versions 1.4.0.35 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted, long URI within a .M3U file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.0.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nero:mediaplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.