CVE-2011-0042

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
63.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: March 9, 2011 (5545 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

SBE.dll in the Stream Buffer Engine in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista does not properly parse Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "DVR-MS Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

microsoft windows xp media centermicrosoft windows 7microsoft windows vistamicrosoft windows xpmicrosoft windows media center tv pack

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov