CVE-2007-5095
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit…
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Description
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.17% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/41093
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/41093
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.