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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-20003

Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files.

Published Aug 21, 2025 · catalog updated May 15, 2026 · Xenorate Xenorate

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-20003. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of Xenorate Xenorate is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Xenorate Xenorate 0 ≤2.50

Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires local interaction, typically by convincing a user to open the crafted file.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Xenorate Xenorate 0 ≤2.500 ≤2.50

How to fix CVE-2009-20003

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-20003. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of Xenorate Xenorate is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Xenorate Xenorate 0 ≤2.50 0 ≤2.50. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires l

  2. May 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires l

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-20003

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-20003

    30-day exploitation probability 0.39%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2009-5117

    Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl f

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/xenorate_xpl_bof

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Metasploit ModulesOct 29, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026