THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-2499
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-2499

Windows Media Format Runtime vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
15.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with crafted metadata that triggers memory corruption, aka "Windows Media Playback Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Media Format Runtime
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-09-08

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 15.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-2499

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-2499.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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