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    CVE-2009-1537

    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."

    Published:May 29, 2009
    Last Modified:May 21, 2026
    EPS:May 29, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.74066
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    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."

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 3, 2026
    100 days ago
    Alert Date
    May 20, 2026
    114 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Directx
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-52 Embedding NULL Bytes
    CAPEC-53 Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash

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    References

    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
    http://osvdb.org/54797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35268
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
    http://osvdb.org/54797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35268
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High