PT-2001-1743 · Microsoft · Windows Media Player

Published 2001-09-20 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0541

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 7.1 and earlier

Description: A buffer overflow issue in Microsoft Windows Media Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 7.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 7.1 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0541

Affected Products

Windows Media Player

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0541 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-042 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/187001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6907 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3105 · Note