CVE-2009-2525 is a critical heap corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Media Runtime components, including DirectShow WMA Voice Codec and Audio Compression Manager, present in various Windows operating systems from 2000 to Server 2008 and Vista. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a crafted media file or accessing malicious streaming content. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a high potential risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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