PT-2009-4034

CVE-2009-1537

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Published

2009-05-28

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Updated

2026-05-21

Description by

CVSS 2.0
10
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft DirectX versions 7.0 through 9.0c
Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file. This has been exploited in the wild.
Recommendations: For Microsoft DirectX versions 7.0 through 9.0c, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to prevent remote attackers from executing arbitrary code.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-158: Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
CWE-626: Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Related identifiers
CVE-2009-1537
BDU:2026-07708
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