CVE-2007-5095
Windows Media Player 9 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via HTMLView Parameter in ASX Files
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/41093
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.1517
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_media_player
9
Published
Sep 26, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026