Buffer overflow in Assistanttools Music Tag Editor

CVE-2009-3811

Stack-based buffer overflow in Music Tag Editor 1.61 build 212 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a long ID3 tag. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.058 (92.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Assistanttools Music Tag Editor — versions 1.61

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

liquidworm.blogspot.com/2009/07/music-tag-editor-161-build-212-remote.html (Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/35828 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
osvdb.org/55861 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51724 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9167 (exploit)