Is CVE-2009-2550 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2550 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2550?

CVE-2009-2550 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2550

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 8.7%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in Hamster Audio Player 0.3a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a (1) .m3u or (2) .hpl playlist file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 8.7% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2545)
Published: July 20, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2545 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ondanera / hamster audio player

References

http://osvdb.org/55871(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35825(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9157(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9172(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51732(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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