CVE-2009-1538

N/A Unknown
Published: July 15, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55844
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://osvdb.org/55844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
70.0%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft