CVE-2009-1538
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data…
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Description
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 26.82% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/directx · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/55844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5963
- http://osvdb.org/55844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5963
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.