CVE-2009-2499: microsoft windows_2000 Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2499 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft windows_2000. EPSS estimates a 15.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-09-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with crafted metadata that triggers memory corruption, aka "Windows Media Playback Memory Corruption 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.