CVE-2011-5165

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Free MP3 CD Ripper 1.1, 2.6 and earlier, when converting a file, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .wav file.

Published: 2012-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-5165 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 77.71%, 99th percentile). 16 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2011-5165

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36827 exploit_db edb 2015-04-24 Exploit-DB ↗
36826 exploit_db edb 2015-04-23 Exploit-DB ↗
36465 exploit_db edb 2015-03-22 Exploit-DB ↗
18142 exploit_db edb 2011-11-22 Exploit-DB ↗
17727 exploit_db edb 2011-08-27 Exploit-DB ↗
12012 exploit_db edb 2010-04-02 Exploit-DB ↗
11976 exploit_db edb 2010-03-31 Exploit-DB ↗
11975 exploit_db edb 2010-03-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5165

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 2026-04-03 76.44% 77.71% +1.27%
2 2025-07-22 77.71% 76.44% -1.27%
3 2025-03-30 — 77.71% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5165

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-2011-5165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cleanersoft free_mp3_cd_ripper <= 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cleanersoft:free_mp3_cd_ripper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cleanersoft free_mp3_cd_ripper 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cleanersoft:free_mp3_cd_ripper:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cleanersoft free_mp3_cd_ripper 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cleanersoft:free_mp3_cd_ripper:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5165

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