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."
Published: 2009-05-29
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 68.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-158
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 20 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Directx Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-20T22:20:23.638Z

Reserved: 2009-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1537

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.834Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-29T18:30:00.187

Modified: 2026-05-20T18:16:24.973

Link: CVE-2009-1537

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses