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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.274
EPSS Ranking 96.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://osvdb.org/41093
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/41093
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479825/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479854/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479855/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479856/100/100/threaded
Products affected by CVE-2007-5095
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-