CVE-2009-3201

Media Player Classic 6.4.9 - Denial of Service via Malformed MIDI File Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3201. PoCs published by PLATEN.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malicious .mid file that triggers an integer overflow in Media Player Classic 6.4.9, leading to potential remote code execution. The payload is crafted to exploit the vulnerability when the file is parsed.

Description

Integer overflow in Media Player Classic 6.4.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a MIDI file (.mid) with a malformed header, which triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4940.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by PLATEN · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9620

This exploit generates a malicious .mid file that triggers an integer overflow in Media Player Classic 6.4.9, leading to potential remote code execution. The payload is crafted to exploit the vulnerability when the file is parsed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Media Player Classic 6.4.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .mid file in Media Player Classic 6.4.9
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9620
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36333

Scores

EPSS 0.0192
EPSS Percentile 77.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (1)
rob_schultz/media_player_classic 6.4.9
Published Sep 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026