CVE-2005-1574 Security feature bypass in n/a
Windows Media Player bypasses DRM license acquisition settings, allowing automatic redirection to external websites for license retrieval.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1574?
CVE-2005-1574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 14 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Windows Media Player 9 and 10, in certain cases, allows content protected by Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) to redirect the user to a web site to obtain a license, even when the "Acquire licenses automatically for protected content" setting is not enabled.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8j3-724m-pq9x.