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CVE-2009-1538

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1538 is a critical vulnerability affecting the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious QuickTime media file, due to improper pointer validation. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only medium attack complexity and no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high risk score and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
26.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2682 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 55844
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5963
securityfocus.com / bid/35600
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1886