CVE-2019-25689
HTML5 Video Player 1.2.5 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized key code string.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HTML5 Video Player 1.2.5 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized key code string. Attackers can craft a malicious payload exceeding 997 bytes and paste it into the KEY CODE field in the Help Register dialog to trigger code execution and spawn a calculator process.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- socusoft/html5 video player
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- http://www.html5videoplayer.net/download.htmlProduct
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46279Exploit, VDB Entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/html5-video-player-local-buffer-overflow-non-sehThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.