CVE-2013-3260
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHeap-based buffer overflow in INMATRIX Zoom Player before 8.7 beta 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large biClrUsed value in a BMP file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in INMATRIX Zoom Player's BMP file parser. The vulnerability is triggered when processing a BMP file with an excessively large biClrUsed value in the bitmap info header, leading to heap memory corruption that can be exploited for arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.6.1= 8.00= 8.1.1= 8.1.5= 8.1.6= 8.5= 8.6= 8.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Zoom Player is installedSearch for ZoomPlayer.exe in common installation directories (Program Files, Program Files x86) or use the Start menu to locate Zoom PlayerAffected if Zoom Player executable is found on the system
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Determine the installed Zoom Player versionRight-click ZoomPlayer.exe, select Properties, then view the Details tab for version information, or launch Zoom Player and check Help > AboutAffected if The version matches 8.00, 8.1.1, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.5, 8.6, 8.6.1, or 8.10, or is any version 8.6.1 or lower
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Verify BMP file parsing functionality is accessibleConfirm Zoom Player can open image files including BMP format through File > Open or drag-and-drop. Zoom Player's image viewer module processes BMP files.Affected if BMP files can be opened or previewed in Zoom Player
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Review recent file access for suspicious BMP filesCheck Zoom Player's recent files list, Windows recent documents, or browser download history for BMP files, particularly from untrusted sourcesAffected if BMP files from unknown or untrusted sources have been opened recently
A user is affected if Zoom Player version is 8.00, 8.1.1, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.5, 8.6, 8.6.1, or 8.10, and a specially crafted BMP file with an excessively large biClrUsed value has been processed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Zoom Player to version 8.7 beta 11 or later. Avoid opening untrusted or specially crafted BMP files from unknown sources until the update is applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3260 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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