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CVE-2009-20003: Xenorate <= 2.50 .xpl File Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

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.

Affected products

• Xenorate: through 2.50

References

• http://www.xenorate.com/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xenorate_xpl_bof.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100507021109/http://www.xenorate.com/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10371
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10373
• https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18035
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenorate-xpl-file-stack-based-buffer-overflow

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