CVE-2020-37050
CRITICALDescription
Quick Player 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .m3l file with carefully constructed payload. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by loading a specially crafted file through the application's file loading mechanism, potentially enabling remote code execution.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://download.cnet.com/quick-player/3000-2168_4-10871417.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201022211753/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/posts/Exploiting-Quick-Player/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210105222205/https://whitecr0wz.github.io/assets/img/Findings6/18.gif
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48564
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-player-ml-buffer-overflow
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