THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-0042
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0042

Windows Xp Media Center vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
33.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
SBE.dll in the Stream Buffer Engine in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista does not properly parse Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DVR-MS Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Xp Media Center
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2011-03-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 33.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-0042

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Xp Media Center is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-0042.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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