CVE-2008-5745

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 21.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 9, 10, 11

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47664
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47664
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585

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