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CVE-2009-20003

Published: Aug 21, 2025

Modified: May 15, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires local interaction, typically by convincing a user to open the crafted file.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xenorate	Xenorate	affected `0 - <= 2.50`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xenorate_xpl_bof.rb

exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10371

exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10373

exploit

https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18035

third-party-advisory

http://www.xenorate.com/

product

https://web.archive.org/web/20100507021109/http://www.xenorate.com/

vendor-advisory

patch

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenorate-xpl-file-stack-based-buffer-overflow

third-party-advisory

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