CVE-2004-1244 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG file containing large (1) width or (2) height values, aka the "PNG Processing Vulnerability."

Published: 2005-02-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 42.5% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.42545.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259890
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-009
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19096
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1306
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1568
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2379

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-08T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.291Z

Reserved: 2004-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1244

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-02-08T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-1244

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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