Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5745 · published 29 December 2008

CVE-2008-5745: Microsoft windows media player vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Media Player

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 21% · top 2.5% CWE-189 · CWE-189

4.3CVSS 2.0 base score

21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References, 2 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Windows Media Player Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47664
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4823
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33018	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47664
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7585

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5745), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.