CVE-2009-1545
Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in...
Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted AVI file, aka "Malformed AVI Header Vulnerability."
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Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted AVI file, aka "Malformed AVI Header Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1545- 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 Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted AVI file, aka "Malformed AVI Header Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1545- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1541 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted AVI file, aka "Malformed AVI Header Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-1541- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5c2-2x4v-3ccp No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in...
Unspecified vulnerability in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted AVI file, aka "Malformed AVI Header Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-f5c2-2x4v-3ccp- 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-2009-1545 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published August 12, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1022711
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
secunia.com/advisories/36206
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2233
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5412
securityfocus.com/bid/35967
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-038
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1545
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5c2-2x4v-3ccp