CVE-2009-2498
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."
Published:Sep 8, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Sep 8, 2009
EPSS Score:0.29585
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Media Foundation Sdk
Microsoft
Media Foundation Sdk
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2000
Microsoft
Windows 2000
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Media Format Runtime
Microsoft
Windows Media Format Runtime
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Media Services
Microsoft
Windows Media Services
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Vista
Microsoft
Windows Vista
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Xp
Microsoft
Windows Xp
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
