MEDIUM
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value
Published Oct 11, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.49%
Description
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
Affected products
No data.
- 9
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
40.49% 0.40492
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.40492
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40.49% (0.40492) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.49% (0.40492) | 98.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 54.46% (0.54456) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 9, 2025 | 38.60% (0.38603) | 97.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 45.07% (0.45067) | 97.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.65% (0.55645) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.89% (0.66891) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.65% (0.55645) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 31.01% (0.31012) | 96.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 27.97% (0.27973) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 29.46% (0.29459) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 71.49% (0.71486) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 85.72% (0.85715) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.03% (0.91030) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.33% (0.28328) | 97.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.33% (0.28328) | 96.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17509 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011a.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_EEYE
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/18822 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15063 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1149 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1231 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1267 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1424 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1434 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 11, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 2, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2128
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a