CVE-2009-2499 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime versions 9.0, 9.5, and 11, as well as Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista and Server 2008. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted MP3 file containing malicious metadata. With a CVSS score of 8.5, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and medium attack complexity requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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