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CVE-2001-0242

CVE information

Published

22 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -