CVE-2011-3401 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ENCDEC.DLL in Windows Media Player and Media Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .dvr-ms file, aka "Windows Media Player DVR-MS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2011-12-14

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 38.8% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:2005:sp3:media_center:::::*

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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 Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.38836.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-092
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14281

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2011-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:29:56.865Z

Reserved: 2011-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3401

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-12-14T00:55:01.480

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3401

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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