CVE-2007-5095

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Published Sep 26, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 15.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 15.2% (15.170% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/41093
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 26, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:17 PM
Reserved: Sep 26, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 26, 2007, 10:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM

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