CVE-2009-1537
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in...
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
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What each source reports
CVE List
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1537- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-158
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1533
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-1533- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvw7-mg6g-qm9m
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in...
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-qvw7-mg6g-qm9m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-158
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability
Microsoft DirectX contains a NULL byte overwrite vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file.
- Record
CVE-2009-1537- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1537- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-158
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1537 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Directx, published May 29, 2009. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since May 20, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since May 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6237
secunia.com/advisories/35268
securitytracker.com/id?1022299
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
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osvdb.org/54797
securityfocus.com/bid/35139
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481
microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1537
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvw7-mg6g-qm9m