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CVE-2009-2498

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2009-09-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Windows Media Services 9.1 and 2008 do not properly parse malformed headers in Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .asf, (2) .wmv, or (3) .wma file, aka "Windows Media Header Parsing Invalid Free Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Media Format RuntimeMicrosoft Media Foundation SdkMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows VistaMicrosoft Windows Media Services

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References