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CVE-2010-10017

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-10017 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in WM Downloader version 3.1.2.2, triggered by processing a specially crafted .m3u playlist file. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite structured exception handler (SEH) records due to improper input validation, leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) but has a low attack complexity and can result in significant impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
WM DownloaderWM Downloader
>= 0, <= 3.1.2.2CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
ACTIVE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WM Downloader 3.1.2.2 Buffer Overflow · Jul 28, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/wm_downloader_m3u.rb
exploit-db.com / exploits/14497
exploit-db.com / exploits/16642
fortiguard.com / encyclopedia/ips/24038/wm-downloader-buffer-overflow
vulncheck.com / advisories/wm-downloader-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-m3u-file