VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-1879
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability20.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-06-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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."
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108