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TI-2005-02013 Aliases CVE-2005-2128GHSA-4p74-rhx5-4m8c

QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null…

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.40492 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2128
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p74-rhx5-4m8c

References

Advisory 4

Other 7

  • 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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