CVE-2009-1538

Microsoft DirectX 7.0-9.0c - Remote Code Execution via QuickTime Movie Parser Filter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5963
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55844
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.2682
EPSS Percentile 97.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/directx 7.0
microsoft/directx 8.1
microsoft/directx 9.0
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)
Published Jul 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026