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CVE-2011-0042

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 33.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

SBE.dll in the Stream Buffer Engine in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista does not properly parse Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DVR-MS Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Media Center Tv Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Xp Media Center: 2005-sp3

References

• http://osvdb.org/71016
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46680
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025169
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0615
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-015
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12281
• http://osvdb.org/71016
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43626
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46680
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025169

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