HTML5 Video Player 1.2.5 Local Buffer Overflow Non-SEH
Priority HIGH 72CWE-787Published · Updated
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
HTML5 Video Player 1.2.5 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized key code string. Attackers can craft a malicious payload exceeding 997 bytes and paste it into the KEY CODE field in the Help Register dialog to trigger code execution and spawn a calculator process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Html5Videoplayer | HTML5 Video Player | 1.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HTML5 Video Player VendorHtml5Videoplayer Affected 1.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25689
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x22-75pm-vfvc
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2019-25689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x22-75pm-vfvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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