CVE-2010-0268

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Published Apr 14, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 20.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted media content, aka "Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

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

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

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 20.1% (20.122% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-027
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7281

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Media Player Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:45 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 14, 2010, 3:44 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:45 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 14, 2010, 4:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

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