CVE-2010-1879
highpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.203 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Encoder 9; and the Asycfilt.dll COM component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a media file with crafted compression data, aka "Media Decompression Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 9.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-033enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7517enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-033nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7517nvd
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