Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.0.5721.5230 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.0.5721.5230. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2671. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.0.5721.5230 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.0.5721.5230 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file.

The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2014 by Tunisian Cyber (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2671 since 03/29/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2026).

A public exploit has been developed by TUNISIAN CYBER and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121878 (Microsoft Windows Media Player ".wav" File Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

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 (92080), Exploit-DB (32477), SecurityFocus (BID 66403†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43885†). The entries VDB-9715 and VDB-12711 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
Author: TUNISIAN CYBER
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OpenVAS ID: 800332
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Player .wav File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 125834
Researcher: Tunisian Cyber
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66827
X-Force: 92080
SecurityFocus: 66403 - Microsoft Windows Media Player '.wav' File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43885 - Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.0.5721.5230 Remote DoS or Other Impact via Crafted WAV File, Medium

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

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 08:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (55), 05/24/2017 10:59 (16), 02/06/2022 13:09 (3), 12/18/2024 10:08 (16), 05/09/2026 08:44 (1)
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