CVE-2010-1042

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1042. PoCs published by ITSecTeam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability writeup describing a remote memory-corruption issue in Microsoft Windows Media Player when handling crafted AVI files. The exploit requires user interaction to open a malicious file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 does not properly perform colorspace conversion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .AVI file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ITSecTeam · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33770

This is a vulnerability writeup describing a remote memory-corruption issue in Microsoft Windows Media Player when handling crafted AVI files. The exploit requires user interaction to open a malicious file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malicious AVI file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57205
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38790

Scores

EPSS 0.1034
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_media_player 11
microsoft/windows_media_player 11.0.5721.5145
microsoft/windows_media_player 11.0.6000.6324
Published Mar 23, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026