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    CVE-2009-1539

    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 does not properly validate unspecified size fields in QuickTime media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DirectX Size Validation Vulnerability."

    Published:Jul 15, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 15, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.58814
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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