CVE-2011-0498: nokia multimedia_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0498 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in nokia multimedia_player. EPSS estimates a 5.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-01-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Nokia Multimedia Player 1.00.55.5010, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long entry in a playlist (.npl) file.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.