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CVE-2009-2499

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-09-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with crafted metadata that triggers memory corruption, aka "Windows Media Playback Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime: 9.0, 9.5, 11
• Microsoft Windows Media Foundation: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Media Services: 9.1, 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-047
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5531
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-047
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5531

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