CVE-2009-2525
Microsoft Windows Media Runtime, as used in DirectShow WMA Voice Codec, Windows Media Audio Voice Decoder, and Audio Compression Manager (ACM), does not properly initialize unspecified functions within compressed audio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted media file or (2) crafted streaming content, aka "Windows Media Runtime Heap Corruption Vulnerability."
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical
- Status
- Modified - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2009-10-14
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Affected products
- Windows 2000 (Microsoft)
- Windows Media Format Runtime (Microsoft)
- Windows Media Player (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
- Windows Vista (Microsoft)
- Windows Xp (Microsoft)
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6484
