CVE-2008-5745

high

Description

Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47664

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-29

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.21444