Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows Media Player
CVE-2007-5095
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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: 0.152 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.152 · newest: 0.152 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Media Player — versions 9
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/41093 (vdb-entry)