CVE-2013-7409

ALLPlayer 5.6.2-5.8.1 - Buffer Overflow via .m3u Playlist File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 6 public exploits for CVE-2013-7409. PoCs published by Metasploit, Gabor Seljan, Mike Czumak, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/fileformat/allplayer_m3u_bof.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in ALLPlayer 2.8.1 via a crafted .M3U file. It leverages a long string in a playlist entry to achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows 7 SP1.

Description

Buffer overflow in ALLPlayer 5.6.2 through 5.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .m3u (playlist) file.

Exploits (6)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32074

This Metasploit module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in ALLPlayer 2.8.1 via a crafted .M3U file. It leverages a long string in a playlist entry to achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows 7 SP1.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 2.8.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a specially-crafted .M3U file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Gabor Seljan · perllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32041

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in ALLPlayer 5.8.1 via a crafted .m3u file, overwriting the SEH handler to execute arbitrary shellcode (calc.exe). The payload uses a unicode-mixed encoder to bypass basic protections.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 5.8.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .m3u file in ALLPlayer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mike Czumak · perllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29798

This exploit targets a SEH buffer overflow vulnerability in ALLPlayer 5.7 via a maliciously crafted .m3u file. It leverages Unicode-friendly shellcode to execute calc.exe, demonstrating arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 5.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .m3u file in ALLPlayer 5.7
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mike Czumak · perllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29549

This exploit targets a SEH buffer overflow vulnerability in ALLPlayer 5.6.2 via a crafted .m3u file. It uses Unicode-compatible shellcode to execute calc.exe, leveraging a pop-pop-ret gadget for control flow redirection.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 5.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .m3u file in ALLPlayer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by metacom · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28855

This is a Python script generating a malformed M3U file to trigger a local buffer overflow in ALLPlayer 5.6.2 via a long UNICODE string. The PoC demonstrates a crash with an access violation, indicating potential for arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 5.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious M3U file in ALLPlayer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by metacom, Mike Czumak, Gabor Seljan · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/allplayer_m3u_bof.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in ALLPlayer 5.8.1 via a crafted .M3U file, achieving remote code execution by leveraging a long string in a playlist entry. It uses a combination of ROP gadgets and alphanumeric encoding to bypass bad characters and execute the payload.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ALLPlayer 5.8.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a specially crafted .M3U file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62926
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29798
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29549
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32041
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/98283
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32074
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28855

Scores

EPSS 0.8214
EPSS Percentile 99.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
allplayer/allplayer 5.6.2
allplayer/allplayer 5.7.0
allplayer/allplayer < 5.8.1
Published Oct 30, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026