CVE-2022-21973 (GCVE-0-2022-21973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-09 17:06 – Updated: 2025-07-08 15:31
VLAI
Title
Windows Media Center Update Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
Windows Media Center Update Denial of Service Vulnerability
CWE
  • Denial of Service
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Windows 7 Affected: 6.1.0 , < 6.1.7601.25898 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Affected: 6.1.0 , < 6.1.7601.25898 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 Affected: 6.3.0 , < 6.3.9600.20303 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Affected: 6.2.9200.0 , < 6.2.9200.23645 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Affected: 6.2.9200.0 , < 6.2.9200.23645 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Affected: 6.3.9600.0 , < 6.3.9600.20303 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Affected: 6.3.9600.0 , < 6.3.9600.20303 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-03-08 08:00
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