CVE-2007-5095 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP SP2, where it bypasses the default web browser setting to render HTML content within media files using Internet Explorer. This could allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, even if it's not the user's preferred browser. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with network-based attacks, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 94/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.