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CVE-2009-2499

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 15.5%EU EUVD

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with crafted metadata that triggers memory corruption, aka "Windows Media Playback Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
8.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
15.5% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-2494)
Published
September 8, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2494 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 2000
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media foundation
  • microsoft / windows media services
  • microsoft / windows media services
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

References

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

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