CVE-2008-2253

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 29.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 11

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=766863#PRODUCTS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30550
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020831
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2522
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-054
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5615
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=766863#PRODUCTS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30550
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020831

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