THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-5745
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-5745

Windows Media Player vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
21.4%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Media Player
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-12-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-5745

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Media Player is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-5745.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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