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CVE-2010-20042: Xion Audio Player ≤ 1.0.126 Unicode Stack 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: 2025-08-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

Xion Audio Player versions 1.0.126 and prior are vulnerable to a Unicode-based stack buffer overflow triggered by opening a specially crafted .m3u playlist file. The file contains an overly long string that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, allowing an attacker to hijack execution flow and run arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Xion Audio Player: through 1.0.126

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xion_m3u_sehbof.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14517
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14633
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15598
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16653
• https://www.r2.com.au/page/products/download/xion-audio-player/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xion-audio-player-unicode-stack-buffer-overflow

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