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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-5171

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CyberLink Power2Go 7 (build 196) and 8 (build 1031) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) src and (2) name parameters in a p2g project file.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 45.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CyberLink Power2Go 7 (build 196) and 8 (build 1031) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) src and (2) name parameters in a p2g project file.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
45.79% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 December 2011
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
cyberlink/power2go
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%25%50%4 November 2026: 45.79%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 45.8% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-18747source ↗CyberLink Power2Go - name Attribute (p2g) Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitlocal18 April 2012yes
EDB-18220source ↗CyberLink (Multiple Products) - File Project Handling Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)windows · modpr0bedos9 December 2011yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.