CVE-2012-0004
Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
Unspecified vulnerability in DirectShow in DirectX in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file, related to Quartz.dll, Qdvd.dll, closed captioning, and the Line21 DirectShow filter, aka "DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 22%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47485
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026492
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-004
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14832
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47485
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026492
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-004
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14832
Raw JSON (NVD)
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