Stack-based buffer overflow in Merak Media Player 3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .m3u playlist file, related to the status bar icon's tooltip. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0350 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.58%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8126 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-03-02 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 7857 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-01-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-21 | 7.86% | 7.58% | -0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-06-20 | 7.38% | 7.86% | +0.48% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 7.38% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| merak | media_player | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:merak:media_player:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/51565 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33645 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7857 |