EIP-2026-117778

PRE-CVE

PlayMeNow (Windows XP Universal) - '.M3U' Playlist Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117778. PoCs published by loneferret.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in PlayMeNow media player versions 7.3 and 7.4. It crafts a malicious M3U playlist file that, when opened, triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, redirecting execution to a JMP ESP instruction and executing the embedded shellcode to spawn calc.exe.

Description

PlayMeNow (Windows XP Universal) - '.M3U' Playlist Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by loneferret · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10563

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in PlayMeNow media player versions 7.3 and 7.4. It crafts a malicious M3U playlist file that, when opened, triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, redirecting execution to a JMP ESP instruction and executing the embedded shellcode to spawn calc.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PlayMeNow 7.3, 7.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious M3U file with PlayMeNow
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026