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Critical
CVE-2010-1879
Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime...
Vulnerability Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Encoder 9; and the Asycfilt.dll COM component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a media file with crafted compression data, aka "Media Decompression Vulnerability."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
directx, windows media format runtime, windows media encoder
Vulnerable Versions:
9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b, 9.0c, 9, 9.5, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 8th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.