Code execution via overlong M3U playlist URL
Published Aug 30, 2025 · Updated May 15, 2026
Buffer overflow in BS.Player 2.57 build 1051 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted M3U playlist. The Unicode M3U parser copies an overlong URL without validating the playlist-entry length, overwriting Structured Exception Handler records. A user must open the malicious playlist; successful exploitation runs code with the user's privileges and can also crash the player.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in BS.Player 2.57 build 1051 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted M3U playlist. The Unicode M3U parser copies an overlong URL without validating the playlist-entry length, overwriting Structured Exception Handler records. A user must open the malicious playlist; successful exploitation runs code with the user's privileges and can also crash the player.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2010-10016
- Published
- Aug 30, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Vendor
- BS.Player
- Product
- BS.Player
- Classifications
- CWE-120, CAPEC-100, T1203, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.57 (build 1051)
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- BS.Player 2.57 Unicode SEH exploitfunctional · demonstrated
- BS.Player 2.57 Unicode SEH Metasploit moduleweaponized · demonstrated
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