CVE-2009-2525 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2525?

CVE-2009-2525 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Oct 2009. 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

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime, as used in DirectShow WMA Voice Codec, Windows Media Audio Voice Decoder, and Audio Compression Manager (ACM), does not properly initialize unspecified functions within compressed audio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted media file or (2) crafted streaming content, aka "Windows Media Runtime Heap Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2525?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-2525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9fcw-h273-v9r3.