HIGH
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.55%
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 7.1
- 6.4
- 7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.55% 0.15554
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15554
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.55% (0.15554) | 96.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.55% (0.15554) | 96.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.92% (0.09919) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.18% (0.13179) | 90.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.92% (0.09919) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 81.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 76.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 74.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 76.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 90.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187001 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3105 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6907 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187001 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3105 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-042 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0541
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a