High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2025· Updated May 26, 2026
CVE-2010-20042
CVE-2010-20042
Description
Xion Audio Player versions 1.0.126 and prior are vulnerable to a Unicode-based stack buffer overflow triggered by opening a specially crafted .m3u playlist file. The file contains an overly long string that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain, allowing an attacker to hijack execution flow and run arbitrary code.
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7- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xion_m3u_sehbof.rbnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14517nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14633nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15598nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16653nvd
- www.r2.com.au/page/products/download/xion-audio-player/nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xion-audio-player-unicode-stack-buffer-overflownvd
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