Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Media Commands 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in a (1) M3U, (2) M3l, (3) TXT, and (4) LRC playlist file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0885 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.67%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8137 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-03-02 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 8135 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-03-02 | 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 | 2026-01-29 | 39.26% | 50.67% | +11.41% |
| 2 | 2026-01-02 | 35.59% | 39.26% | +3.67% |
| 3 | 2025-05-19 | — | 35.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediacommands | media_commands | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:mediacommands:media_commands:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |