CVE-2009-3170

AIMP2 Audio Converter < 2.53 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Long File1 Argument in Playlist File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2009-3170. PoCs published by mr_me, corelanc0d3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AIMP2 via a malformed .pls playlist file. It uses a Unicode-based SEH overwrite technique to execute a bind shell payload on port 1337.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in AIMP2 Audio Converter 2.53 (build 330) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long File1 argument in a (1) .pls or (2) .m3u playlist file.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mr_me · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10280

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AIMP2 via a malformed .pls playlist file. It uses a Unicode-based SEH overwrite technique to execute a bind shell payload on port 1337.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AIMP2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malformed .pls file in AIMP2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by corelanc0d3r · perllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9974

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AIMP2 Audio Converter (CVE-2009-3170) via a malformed .pls playlist file. It uses SEH overwrite and Unicode-compatible shellcode to achieve remote code execution on Windows XP SP3.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AIMP2 Audio Converter <= 2.53 build 330
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malformed .pls file with AIMP2 Audio Converter
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mr_me · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9561

This PoC exploits a Unicode buffer overflow in AIMP2 Audio Converter <= 2.53 (build 330) via a crafted .pls file. It triggers a crash by overwriting the SEH handler, though it does not achieve full code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AIMP2 Audio Converter <= 2.53 (build 330)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .pls file in AIMP2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35295
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2530
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9561

Scores

EPSS 0.1535
EPSS Percentile 96.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
aimp/aimp2_audio_converter < 2.53
Published Sep 11, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026