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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1539

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 does not properly validate unspecified size fields in QuickTime media files,…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 25.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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 does not properly validate unspecified size fields in QuickTime media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DirectX Size Validation Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
25.82% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/directx · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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