Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-5095
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5095
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 24.83%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5095
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-5095
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-5095
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
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http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
Products affected by CVE-2007-5095
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*