Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1…
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · 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
Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long mp3 filename command line argument. NOTE: since the only known attack vector requires command line access, this may not be a vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.33607 98th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1847
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hph4-73fg-9q9f
References
More Microsoft Windows Media Player vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2002-1847 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1847 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hph4-73fg-9q9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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