CVE-2009-2484

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.

CVSS v2.0

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

35.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2009-07-16

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vlc_smb_uri.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16678
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-2479
• CVE-2009-2485
• CVE-2009-2478
• CVE-2009-2511
• CVE-2009-2477
• CVE-2009-2514