CVE-2007-5095

High

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Windows XP SP2 invokes Internet Explorer to render HTML documents contained inside some media files, regardless of what default web browser is configured, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software that the user does not expect to run, as demonstrated by the HTMLView parameter in an .asx file.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows Media Player
PublishedSep 26, 2007
First seenSep 26, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_media_player9—

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CVE-2007-5095 · Microsoft Windows Media Player · Dark Radar