Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
CVE-2001-0242
Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability as discussed in MS:MS00-090.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.300 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.300 · newest: 0.300 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Media Player — versions 6.3, 6.4, 7
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187528 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5574 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181419 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2686 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2677 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183906 (mailing-list)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029 (vendor-advisory)