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CVE-2009-1537

87
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1537 describes an unspecified vulnerability within the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter (quartz.dll) in Microsoft DirectX versions 7.0 through 9.0c, affecting Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted QuickTime media file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Although exploited in the wild in May 2009, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
51.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · May 20, 2026
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5121 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blogs.technet.com / msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
Vendor Advisory
blogs.technet.com / srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
Vendor Advisory
isc.sans.org / diary.html
Not Applicable
osvdb.org / 54797
Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35268
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
Broken Link
microsoft.com / technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/35139
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id
Broken Link
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1445
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1886
Vendor Advisory