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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2128

QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 40.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
40.49% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows media player
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.