CVE-2010-1879: microsoft directx Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-1879 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft directx. EPSS estimates a 20.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-06-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Encoder 9; and the Asycfilt.dll COM component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a media file with crafted compression data, aka "Media 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.