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CVE-2009-1538

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 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."

Published

2009-07-15T15:30:01.377

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
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application microsoft directx 7.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 - Yes
Application microsoft directx 8.1 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 - Yes
Application microsoft directx 9.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 - 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
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