CVE detail

CVE-2009-1537 — Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability

Published 2026-05-20 · Modified 2026-05-20 · Source kev

HIGH

severity

CVSS-derived band

n/a

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.5121

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

99.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

LISTED

CISA KEV

due 2026-06-03

Description

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.

Remediation

No vendor-published fix data in our corpus for this CVE. Check the references below or the vendor's PSIRT / security advisories page.

References

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