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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-2498

CVE-2009-2498

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Windows Media Services 9.1 and 2008 do not properly parse malformed headers in Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .asf, (2) .wmv, or (3) .wma file, aka "Windows Media Header Parsing Invalid Free Vulnerability."

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Media Foundation SDK
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:media_foundation_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Media Format Runtime5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 9.0, 9.5, 11
  • Microsoft/Windows Media Services3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 9.1, 2008
  • Microsoft/Windows 2000
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20032 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20084 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:-:x32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows7 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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