CVE-2009-1537

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 65.80% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028	vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/54797	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx	patch vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1537?: CVE-2009-1537 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1537?: To fix CVE-2009-1537, 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-2009-1537 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-1537 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.