Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.2976 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2008 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | 2008 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:*:*:*:gold:*:x64:* | xp | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:pro:*:x64:* | xp sp2 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | xp sp3 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions 2008 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:*:*:*:gold:*:x64:* Versions xp Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:pro:*:x64:* Versions xp sp2 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5c77-wp2j-j23w
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-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
- TI-2010-02999 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Indeo Codec in iac25_32.ax in Microsoft… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-2253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c77-wp2j-j23w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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