CVE-2009-0084: microsoft directx Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0084 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft directx. EPSS estimates a 31.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-04-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MJPEG file or video stream with a malformed Huffman table, which triggers an exception that frees heap memory that is later accessed, aka "MJPEG Decompression 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.