DVDXPlayer Pro 5.5 Local Buffer Overflow with SEH
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
DVDXPlayer Pro 5.5 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability with structured exception handling that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious playlist files. Attackers can create a specially crafted .plf file containing shellcode and NOP sleds that overflows a buffer and hijacks the SEH chain to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvd-X-Player | DVDXPlayer | 5.5 Pro | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DVDXPlayer VendorDvd-X-Player Affected 5.5 Pro Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25604
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rhf-rfq8-fhq9
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Dvd-X-Player vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06630 DVD X Player Standard 5.5.3.9 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted .plf file, a related issue to CVE-2007-3068. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-25604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rhf-rfq8-fhq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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