01 Record
CVE-2001-0242
Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 30.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2001-05-24 04:00Z25 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-03-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bb2ed7042b0d66a05ba861aa4b7592cfaa089973592b0c7c1e73f7d40eb12dfe
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#187528http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187528
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commediaplayer-asx-bo(5574)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5574
- www.securityfocus.com20010502 Microsoft Media Player ASX Parser buffer overflow vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181419
- www.securityfocus.com2686http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2686
- www.securityfocus.com2677http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2677
- www.securityfocus.com20010506 Re: Microsoft Media Player ASX Parser buffer overflow vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183906
- docs.microsoft.comMS01-029https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029