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CVE-2008-5745 json

Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260,…

published 2008-12-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5715

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
21.4%
EPSS 21.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7585)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

21.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32684 Microsoft Windows Media Player 9/10/11 - '.WAV' File Parsing Code Execution remote, 2008-12-29
  • EDB-7585 Microsoft Windows Media Player - '.wav' Remote Crash (PoC) dos, 2008-12-28
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sources

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