CVE-2009-1546

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS

8.5

EPSS

22.5%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

Integer overflow in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a Windows 2000 SP4 system via a crafted AVI file, or cause a denial of service on a Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, or SP2, or Server 2008 Gold or SP2 system via a crafted AVI file, aka "AVI Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 2003 Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-189

Published

2009-08-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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