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CVE-2010-1042

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-03-22 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 11, 11.0.5721.5145, 11.0.6000.6324

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38790
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57205
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38790
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57205

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