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CVE-2009-1537 Detail

Current Description

Unspecified vulnerability in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."


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Evaluator Impact

Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx "Microsoft is aware of limited, active attacks that use this exploit code. While our investigation is ongoing, our investigation so far has shown that Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable; all versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are not vulnerable."

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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx Vendor Advisory 
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1537
NVD Published Date:
05/29/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/12/2018
Source:
Microsoft Corporation