Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1 MP3 File Name mplay32.exe memory corruption ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file mplay32.exe of the component MP3 File Name Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1847. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file mplay32.exe of the component MP3 File Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long mp3 filename command line argument. NOTE: since the only known attack vector requires command line access, this may not be a vulnerability.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1847 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9727), Exploit-DB (21670) and SecurityFocus (BID 5357†). Similar entry is available at VDB-19487. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/30/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +154 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +3978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19490
X-Force: 9727
SecurityFocus: 5357 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:15
Updated: 06/25/2025 08:57
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:15 (50), 04/19/2019 16:40 (4), 01/21/2025 09:23 (17), 06/25/2025 08:57 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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