CVE-2019-25604: DVDXPlayer Pro 5.5 Local Buffer Overflow with SEH

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

Dvd-X-Player DVDXPlayer: 5.5 Pro

References

http://www.dvd-x-player.com/download.html#dvdPlayer
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46962
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dvdxplayer-pro-local-buffer-overflow-with-seh

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