# CVE-2023-53874: GOM Player 2.3.90.5360 Buffer Overflow via Equalizer Preset Name

> Attackers can crash GOM Player by inputting an overly long equalizer preset name, causing a buffer overflow and application instability.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c39h-f8c8-g26x

## What is CVE-2023-53874?

CVE-2023-53874 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gomlab GOM Player, published on 15 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

GOM Player 2.3.90.5360 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the equalizer preset name input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can overwrite the preset name with 260 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow and cause application instability.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53874?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gomlab Gom Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53874 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53874 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gomlab GOM Player

- [CVE-2013-5715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5715/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-5162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5162/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1497/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2017-5881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5881/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-53875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53875/): GOM Player 2.3.90.5360 Remote Code Execution via Insecure IE Component (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53874 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53874 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gomlab GOM Player, published on 15 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53874 exists.

Affected product: Gomlab GOM Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53874/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53874/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53874
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53874
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53874

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53874/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.