CVE-2000-1113

Microsoft Windows Media Player - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-1113. PoCs published by @stake.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Media Player's ASX component, which can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution when a malformed .ASX file is processed. The vulnerability is triggered by unsafe buffer copying during the interpretation of ASX files.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Active Stream Redirector (.ASX) file, aka the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by @stake · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20427

The writeup describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Media Player's ASX component, which can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution when a malformed .ASX file is processed. The vulnerability is triggered by unsafe buffer copying during the interpretation of ASX files.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Windows Media Player (ASX component)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malformed .ASX file
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_atstake
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a112300-1.txt
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1980
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5574

Scores

EPSS 0.1942
EPSS Percentile 97.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_media_player 6.4
microsoft/windows_media_player 7
Published Jan 09, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026