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Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2019-9133

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

When processing subtitles format media file, KMPlayer version 2018.12.24.14 or lower doesn't check object size correctly, which leads to integer underflow then to memory out-of-bound read/write. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a malicious file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published