CVE-2007-3037

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1, 9, 10, and 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skin file (WMZ or WMD) with crafted header information that causes a size mismatch between compressed and decompressed data and triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Windows Media Player Code Execution Vulnerability Parsing Skins."

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 59.74% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26433 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/36385 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018565 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-047 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2871 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-046.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25307 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2207 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476533/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3037?
CVE-2007-3037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3037?
To fix CVE-2007-3037, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3037 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3037 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~60% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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