CVE-2009-1539

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 does not properly validate unspecified size fields in QuickTime media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DirectX Size Validation Vulnerability."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55845
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6341
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.2582
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
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