PT-2025-20966 · Microsoft · Windows Media+1

Published 2025-05-13 · Updated 2025-05-14 · CVE-2025-29962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Media (affected versions not specified)

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow issue in Windows Media allows unauthorized attackers to execute code over a network, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and affect the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-05580

CVE-2025-29962

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-29962 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-29962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/721008 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29962 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-05580 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1922524574790398439 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1922339793142477289 · Twitter Post