CVE-2005-2128
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to...
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
- Record
CVE-2005-2128- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
- Record
CVE-2005-2128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2129 No score
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2129- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p74-rhx5-4m8c No score
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to...
QUARTZ.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to write a null byte to arbitrary memory via an AVI file with a crafted strn element with a modified length value.
- Record
GHSA-4p74-rhx5-4m8c- 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-2005-2128 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published October 11, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/17160
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1267
eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011a.html
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995220
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osvdb.org/18822
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-050
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/15063
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2128
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p74-rhx5-4m8c