Code execution via oversized PLS File1 field
Published Aug 21, 2025 · Updated May 15, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Digital Music Pad 8.2.3.3.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted PLS file. The playlist parser accepts an oversized File1 string without validating its length, overwriting the stack's Structured Exception Handler and redirecting control flow. Exploitation requires a user to open the malicious playlist, after which code runs with the application's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Digital Music Pad 8.2.3.3.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted PLS file. The playlist parser accepts an oversized File1 string without validating its length, overwriting the stack's Structured Exception Handler and redirecting control flow. Exploitation requires a user to open the malicious playlist, after which code runs with the application's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2010-20111
- Published
- Aug 21, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Digital Music Pad
- Product
- Digital Music Pad
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1204.002, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 21, 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 <=8.2.3.3.4
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Digital Music Pad 8.2.3.3.4 Local Overflow SEH Metasploit Moduleweaponized · demonstrated
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