CVE-2008-2253
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2253- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2250 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2250- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c77-wp2j-j23w No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted audio-only file that is streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, aka "Windows Media Player Sampling Rate Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5c77-wp2j-j23w- Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2008-2253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published September 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.