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CVE-2009-1537

CVE-2009-1537HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft DirectX

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .5121   98.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  May 5   Reserved by microsoft
  May 29  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  May 20  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03
  Jun 4   DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2009-1537 (Microsoft DirectX). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-158 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 14 references · KEV due June 3, 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 2009	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
May 29, 2009	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
May 20, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03
June 4, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2009-1537 (Microsoft DirectX). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-158

References (14)

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481 [x_refsource_MISC]
http://osvdb.org/54797 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35268 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA]
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2009-1537 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-158

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