CVE-2007-4288
Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 (wmplayer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .au file that triggers a divide-by-zero error, as demonstrated by iapetus.au.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 (wmplayer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .au file that triggers a divide-by-zero error, as demonstrated by iapetus.au.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.79% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 August 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2987
- http://www.safehack.com/exp/mp/mplayer11.txtURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475839/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25236Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35878
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2987
- http://www.safehack.com/exp/mp/mplayer11.txtURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475839/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25236Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35878
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.