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

Currently unrated

Key Information:

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

Summary

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32077
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http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploit...
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EPSS Score

25% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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