Buffer overflow in Gomlab Gom Player

CVE-2023-53874

GOM Player 2.3.90.5360 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the equalizer preset name input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can overwrite the preset name with 260 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow and cause application instability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-53874: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53874?
CVE-2023-53874 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gomlab Gom Player, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-53874?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.