CVE-2009-4755

Mercury Audio Player 1.21 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-4755. PoCs published by His0k4.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a SEH overwrite vulnerability in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 via a maliciously crafted .pls file. It uses a known SEH handler address from msacm32.drv and includes a Metasploit-generated shellcode to execute arbitrary commands (e.g., calc.exe).

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed (1) .b4s or (2) .pls playlist file.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8582

This exploit targets a SEH overwrite vulnerability in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 via a maliciously crafted .pls file. It uses a known SEH handler address from msacm32.drv and includes a Metasploit-generated shellcode to execute arbitrary commands (e.g., calc.exe).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mercury Audio Player 1.21
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .pls file in Mercury Audio Player 1.21
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by His0k4 · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8580

This exploit targets a local stack overflow vulnerability in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 via a maliciously crafted .b4s file. It includes a header, buffer overflow payload, JMP ESP instruction, NOP sled, and shellcode to execute 'calc.exe' as a proof-of-concept.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mercury Audio Player 1.21
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the crafted .b4s file in Mercury Audio Player 1.21
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54170
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50288
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34957
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34788
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8580
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8582

Scores

EPSS 0.0676
EPSS Percentile 93.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
mercuryaudio/audio_player 1.21
Published Mar 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026