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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-16952

KMPlayer 4.2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted NSV file.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 3.36%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

KMPlayer 4.2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted NSV file.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.36% probability · 89th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 22 November 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
kmplayer/kmplayer
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%21 September 2026: 4.31%22 September 2026: 3.23%27 October 2026: 3.36%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 4.3% on 21 September 2026 to 3.4% on 27 October 2026.

Public exploits (1)

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-43185source ↗KMPlayer 4.2.2.4 - Denial of Servicewindows · R.Yavaridos22 November 2017no

References

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