CVE-2008-5745 (GCVE-0-2008-5745)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-29 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Date Public
2008-12-24 00:00
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