CVE-2001-0541
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
- Record
CVE-2001-0541- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
- Record
CVE-2001-0541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0533 No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0533- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48q5-2vm3-g897 No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.
- Record
GHSA-48q5-2vm3-g897- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0541 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published September 20, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.