What is CVE-2017-8869?

CVE-2017-8869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediacoder, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-8869?

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

Is CVE-2017-8869 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Mediacoder

CVE-2017-8869

Buffer overflow in MediaCoder 0.8.48.5888 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.159 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.159 · newest: 0.159 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mediacoder — versions 0.8.48.5888

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42384/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8869?: CVE-2017-8869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediacoder, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-8869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8869 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.