Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Media heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component Media. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-29964. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Media. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 05/13/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-29964. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/17/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14472) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1050). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Affected
- Hitachi Storage
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows 11
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/13/2025 🔍05/13/2025 🔍
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03/17/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-29964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308680
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1050 - Microsoft Windows Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalation
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 05/13/2025 19:25Updated: 03/17/2026 04:10
Changes: 05/13/2025 19:25 (32), 05/13/2025 19:28 (37), 05/14/2025 15:02 (1), 03/17/2026 04:10 (8)
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