CVE-2009-0182 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in VUPlayer version 2.49 and earlier. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long URL within a .pls playlist file. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module and entries on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vuplayer:vuplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.