What is CVE-2013-3488?

CVE-2013-3488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (Mpc-Hc), classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2013-3488?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (Mpc-Hc)

CVE-2013-3488

Stack-based buffer overflow in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC) before 1.7.0.7858 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS) file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (Mpc-Hc) — versions before 1.7.0
Mpc-Hc

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

mpc-hc.org/2013/09/29/1.7.0-released (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87695 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3488?: CVE-2013-3488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (Mpc-Hc), classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2013-3488?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.