Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 getiteminfobyatom information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is the function getiteminfobyatom. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1325. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function getiteminfobyatom. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The getItemInfoByAtom function in the ActiveX control for Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 returns a 0 if the file does not exist and the size of the file if the file exists, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the local system.

The weakness was published 12/18/2004 by Arman Nayyeri (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1325 since 01/06/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (18587), Exploit-DB (25032), SecurityFocus (BID 12032†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40937†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/06/2005 +19 days 🔍
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02/27/2015 +568 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Arman Nayyeri
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22560
X-Force: 18587
SecurityFocus: 12032 - Windows Media Player ActiveX Control File Enumeration Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 40937 - Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 GetItemInfoByAtom Function Remote File Existence Information Disclosure, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 23:34
Updated: 09/25/2025 08:37
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:34 (55), 05/08/2017 08:56 (5), 09/25/2025 08:37 (27)
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