Denial of Service Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
CVE-2008-4927

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Key Information:

Vendor: Microsoft
Status: Windows Media Player
Vendor: CVE Published:; 4 November 2008

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 25%

What is CVE-2008-4927?

A vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) versions 9.0 through 11 allows user-assisted attackers to exploit the application by delivering a malformed MIDI or DAT file. This issue can lead to a denial of service, resulting in an application crash during the parsing of the MThd header. As the exact origins of this information are unknown, threats should be evaluated carefully based on third-party insights.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

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