Windows Media Player
CVE-2014-2671
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.0.5721.5230 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file.
AnalysisAI
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.0.5721.5230 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 30.9%.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.0.5721.5230 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows Media Player.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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