CVE-2009-3449 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash MP3 Collector by providing a maliciously crafted long URL in a .m3u playlist file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3449?
CVE-2009-3449 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MP3 Collector 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL in a .m3u playlist file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Collectorz Mp3 Collector.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3449 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3449 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prxp-8xr8-7qv2.