Vulnerabilities > Microsoft > Windows Media Player > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2007-09-26 CVE-2007-5095 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-20
7.5
2007-08-14 CVE-2007-3035 Remote Skin Header Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1, 9, 10, and 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skin file (WMZ or WMD) with crafted header information that is not properly handled during decompression, aka "Windows Media Player Code Execution Vulnerability Decompressing Skins."
network
high complexity
microsoft
7.6
2006-11-28 CVE-2006-6134 Buffer Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WMCheckURLScheme function in WMVCORE.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 10.00.00.4036 on Windows XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long HREF attribute, using an unrecognized protocol, in a REF element in an ASX PlayList file.
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-119
7.5
2004-02-08 CVE-2004-1244 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9
Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG file containing large (1) width or (2) height values, aka the "PNG Processing Vulnerability."
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5
2003-05-27 CVE-2003-0228 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5
2002-12-31 CVE-2002-1847 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long mp3 filename command line argument.
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5
2002-12-31 CVE-2002-1844 Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.3
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-276
7.8
2002-07-03 CVE-2002-0373 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
The Windows Media Device Manager (WMDM) Service in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 systems allows local users to obtain LocalSystem rights via a program that calls the WMDM service to connect to an invalid local storage device, aka "Privilege Elevation through Windows Media Device Manager Service".
local
low complexity
microsoft
7.2
2002-07-03 CVE-2002-0372 Path Disclosure vulnerability in Windows Media Player IE Cache
Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 6.4 and 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP allow remote attackers to bypass Internet Explorer's (IE) security mechanisms and run code via an executable .wma media file with a license installation requirement stored in the IE cache, aka the "Cache Path Disclosure via Windows Media Player".
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5
2002-06-25 CVE-2002-0340 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player (WMP) 8.00.00.4477, and possibly other versions, automatically detects and executes .wmf and other content, even when the file's extension or content type does not specify .wmf, which could make it easier for attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via Trojan horse files containing .wmf content.
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5