CVE-2009-1537
CVE-2009-1537
In short
A flaw in Microsoft's QuickTime video player component allows attackers to run malicious code by sending a specially crafted video file. This vulnerability was actively exploited by hackers in May 2009.
Technical detail
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in DirectShow (quartz.dll) contains an unspecified vulnerability (CWE-158) that permits remote code execution when processing a crafted QuickTime media file. Attack vector is network-based (via malicious file delivery); pre-condition is user interaction (opening the file). Impact is complete system compromise with arbitrary code execution at user privilege level.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspxhttp://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481http://osvdb.org/54797https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028http://secunia.com/advisories/35268https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspxhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html