Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series allows…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the GetDetailsString method, aka "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

55.9% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• VU#996227 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• HPSBST02372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 1020832 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 31065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 6454 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• MS08-053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• TA08-253A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2521 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:21 UTC.