9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1537
Microsoft DirectX DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1537 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_2003_server
3 Microsoft windows_server_2003
4 Microsoft windows_xp
5 Microsoft directx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1537.

URL Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
http://osvdb.org/54797
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268 Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
http://osvdb.org/54797
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268 Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1537 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1537 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
    Added Reference http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
    Added Reference http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/54797
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35268
    Added Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-028.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6237 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1537 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1537 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

87.25 }} 13.71%

score

0.98879

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability