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TI-2002-00359 Aliases CVE-2002-0372GHSA-h975-2j4c-3mgg

Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 6.4 and 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP allow…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 6.4 and 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP allow remote attackers to bypass Internet Explorer's (IE) security mechanisms and run code via an executable .wma media file with a license installation requirement stored in the IE cache, aka the "Cache Path Disclosure via Windows Media Player".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14417 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0372
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h975-2j4c-3mgg

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00538 Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-00021 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-00006 Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-02162 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-06107 Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2003-00212 Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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