CVE-2009-5137

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mini-stream CastRipper 2.50.70 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the [playlist] section in a .pls file, a different vector than CVE-2009-1667.

Published: 2014-01-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-5137 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.37%, 94th 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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-5137

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8663 exploit_db edb 2009-05-12 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5137

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 2026-03-18 13.76% 14.37% +0.61%
2 2025-11-18 13.34% 13.76% +0.43%
3 2025-09-15 13.34%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-5137

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-5137

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-5137

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mini-stream castripper 2.50.70 cpe:2.3:a:mini-stream:castripper:2.50.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-5137

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