CVE-2009-1537

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: May 29, 2009 Modified: May 21, 2026
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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."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Not Applicable
http://osvdb.org/54797
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://osvdb.org/54797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

27 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
53.0%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2026-06-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-158

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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