CVE-2011-2594

Heap-based buffer overflow in KMPlayer 3.0.0.1441, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (.KPL) file with a long Title field.

Published: 2011-09-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2594 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2594

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 2026-06-15 12.66% 4.00% -8.66%
2 2026-02-20 5.83% 12.66% +6.83%
3 2025-10-07 5.83%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2594

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-2011-2594

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2594

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kmplayer kmplayer 3.0.0.1441 cpe:2.3:a:kmplayer:kmplayer:3.0.0.1441:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2594

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