Is CVE-2008-5745 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5745 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5745?

CVE-2008-5745 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5745

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 21.4%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in quartz.dll in the DirectShow framework in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10, and 11, including 11.0.5721.5260, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) WAV, (2) SND, or (3) MID file. NOTE: this has been incorrectly reported as a code-execution vulnerability. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is related to CVE-2008-4927.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
EPSS score: 21.4% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5715)
Published: December 29, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5715 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows media player
microsoft / windows media player
microsoft / windows media player

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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