CVE-2023-53874 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting GOM Player version 2.3.90.5360. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, overly long string (260 'A' characters) to the equalizer preset name field, leading to application instability and crashes. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential future interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.90.5360CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gomlab:gom_player:2.3.90.5360:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/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
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