CVE-2002-1847: microsoft windows_media_player
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2002-1847 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft windows_media_player. EPSS estimates a 33.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 28-06-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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. NOTE: since the only known attack vector requires command line access, this may not be a vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
33.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 33.61% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6/7 - Filename Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- windows_media_playerna | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7 | 7.1
1 vendor · 1 product