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CVE-2018-5200

KMPlayer Heap Overflow Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 20, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsKmplayerKMPlayer

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

KMPlayer 4.2.2.15 and earlier have a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted FLV format file. The problem is that more frame data is copied to heap memory than the size specified in the frame header. This results in a memory corruption and remote code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Kmplayer· Pandora
95%
v ≤ 4.2.2.15
KMPlayer· Pandora Tv
60%
KMPlayer ≤ v ≤ 4.2.2.15

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=30113

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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