CVE-2019-19489

MEDIUM

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Buffer Overflow via Long .m3u File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-19489. PoCs published by Malav Vyas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Python script generates a malicious .m3u playlist file with 25,000 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow in SMPlayer 19.5.0, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) when opened twice.

Description

SMPlayer 19.5.0 has a buffer overflow via a long .m3u file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Malav Vyas · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47709

This Python script generates a malicious .m3u playlist file with 25,000 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow in SMPlayer 19.5.0, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) when opened twice.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SMPlayer v19.5.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SMPlayer 19.5.0 installed on Windows 7 (64-bit) · Ability to execute Python script to generate malicious .m3u file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47709

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0087
EPSS Percentile 54.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
smplayer/smplayer 19.5.0
Published Dec 02, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026