CVE-2010-1042 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, stemming from improper colorspace conversion when processing crafted .AVI files. An attacker could exploit this remotely with medium complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. While the CVSS score is moderate (4.3), its FAUCET Risk Score is high (96/100), and EPSS indicates a higher-than-average exploitability probability. Although no active exploitation is confirmed and it's not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for remote memory corruption, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.5721.5145CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11.0.5721.5145:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.6000.6324CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11.0.6000.6324:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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