CVE-2008-2253: microsoft windows_media_player Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2253 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft windows_media_player. EPSS estimates a 29.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-09-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.