Stack-based buffer overflow in PortableApps CoolPlayer Portable (aka CoolPlayer+…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in PortableApps CoolPlayer Portable (aka CoolPlayer+ Portable) 2.19.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skin file (skin.ini) with a large PlaylistSkin parameter. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-5735.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05859 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coolplayer:coolplayer:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.19.1 | Vulnerable | Coolplayer |
- cpe:2.3:a:coolplayer:coolplayer:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.19.1 Vulnerable ·Coolplayer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1449
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxhx-hq56-f376
More Coolplayer vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01361 Stack-based buffer overflow in PortableApps CoolPlayer Portable (aka CoolPlayer+… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-05443 Stack-based buffer overflow in skin.c in CoolPlayer 2.17 through 2.19 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-03269 Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolPlayer 2.18, and possibly other versions, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-06305 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CPLI_ReadTag_OGG function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2009-1449 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1449 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxhx-hq56-f376 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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