The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.2682 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3v5-344h-5c65
References
More Microsoft Directx vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01458 Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2008-01384 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 and 8.1 on Windows 2000 SP4 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03780 Stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2007-03775 Buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 10.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00078 Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-00010 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 through 9.0c, and DirectX on Microsoft XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-1538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3v5-344h-5c65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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