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CVE-2009-1537

Unspecified vulnerability in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1537 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-05-29T18:30:00.187

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	directx	7.0	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	7.0a	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	7.1	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	8.1	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	8.1b	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0a	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0b	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0c	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	*	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0a	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0b	Yes
Application	microsoft	directx	9.0c	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes

References

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx ([email protected])
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/54797 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237 ([email protected])
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/54797 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.