# CVE-2007-6401: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious MP4 file if the vulnerable codec is installed, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxgc-wgw8-44gx

## What is CVE-2007-6401?

CVE-2007-6401 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 17 Dec 2007. 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6401?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 3ivx Mpeg-4 Codec, Microsoft Windows Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6401 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6401 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 - '.MP4' File Stack Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player

- [CVE-2007-6402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6402/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6401 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6401 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 17 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6401 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6401/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6401/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6401
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6401
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6401

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