Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
CVE-2002-1847
Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long mp3 filename command line argument. NOTE: since the only known attack vector requires command line access, this may not be a vulnerability.
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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: 0.336 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.336 · newest: 0.336 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Media Player — versions 6.3, 6.4, 7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/285082 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5357 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9727.php (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-1847?
- CVE-2002-1847 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player. Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-1847 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.