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CVE-2009-1537

Published: May 29, 2009Updated: May 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
51.2%
Top 1.2%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since May 20, 2026
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-158

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
DirectXOn-prem
Operating Systems / windows
windows 2000OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 2003 serverOS
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:May 20, 2026
Remediation due:Jun 3, 2026

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official Patch Available
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References

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
blogs.technet.com
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
blogs.technet.com
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
isc.sans.org
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