CVE-2013-3489

Code execution via crafted RealMedia file

Published Jan 31, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Buffer overflow in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema before 1.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted RealMedia file. Public advisories identify RealMedia file parsing as the trigger but do not disclose the affected parser locus or unchecked copy operation. Exploitation requires a user to open the malicious file and runs code with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema before 1.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted RealMedia file. Public advisories identify RealMedia file parsing as the trigger but do not disclose the affected parser locus or unchecked copy operation. Exploitation requires a user to open the malicious file and runs code with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2013-3489
Published
Jan 31, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Media Player Classic
Product
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC)
Classifications
CWE-120, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 1.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Media Player Classic · Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC)version=before 1.7.0

Published CVSS scores

6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1204.002Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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