CVE-2001-0242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability as discussed in MS:MS00-090.

Published: 2001-05-24

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 12.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.12666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187528
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181419
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183906
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2677
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2686
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5574

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-24T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.728Z

Reserved: 2001-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0242

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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