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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-1879 · published 8 June 2010

CVE-2010-1879: Microsoft directx code injection vulnerability

Microsoft · Directx

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."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7517
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7517

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-1879), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.