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Description

Quick Player 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .m3l file with carefully constructed payload. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by loading a specially crafted file through the application's file loading mechanism, potentially enabling remote code execution.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-28 | Published 2026-01-30 | Updated 2026-02-02 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CRITICAL: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Product status

1.3
affected

Credits

Felipe Winsnes finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48564 (ExploitDB-48564) exploit

download.cnet.com/quick-player/3000-2168_4-10871417.html (Software Download Link) product

web.archive.org/....github.io/posts/Exploiting-Quick-Player/ (Archived Researcher Blog Post) technical-description exploit

web.archive.org/...0wz.github.io/assets/img/Findings6/18.gif (Archived Researcher Video PoC) exploit

www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-player-ml-buffer-overflow (VulnCheck Advisory: Quick Player 1.3 - '.m3l' Buffer Overflow) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2020-37050)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2020-37050)

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