CVE-2009-0084

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
61.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: April 15, 2009 (6238 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MJPEG file or video stream with a malformed Huffman table, which triggers an exception that frees heap memory that is later accessed, aka "MJPEG Decompression Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft directx

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 support.avaya.com 🔗 www.piotrbania.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com