CVE-2009-3253

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in TriceraSoft Swift Ultralite 1.032 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .M3U playlist file.

Published: 2009-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3253 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.47%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +13.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3253

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
9546 exploit_db edb 2009-08-31 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3253

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 2026-01-17 5.75% 19.47% +13.72%
2 2025-03-30 6.40% 5.75% -0.65%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.40% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3253

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tricerasoft swift_ultralite 1.032 cpe:2.3:a:tricerasoft:swift_ultralite:1.032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3253

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