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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."

PUBLISHED Reserved 2009-05-05 | Published 2009-05-29 | Updated 2026-05-20 | Assigner microsoft

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date added 2026-05-20 | Due date 2026-06-03

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

docs.microsoft.com/...pdates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 (MS09-028) vendor-advisory

blogs.technet.com/...vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx

oval.cisecurity.org/...finition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6237 (oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6237) vdb-entry signature

secunia.com/advisories/35268 (35268) third-party-advisory

www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299 (1022299) vdb-entry

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 (ADV-2009-1886) vdb-entry

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 (ADV-2009-1445) vdb-entry

osvdb.org/54797 (54797) vdb-entry

www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139 (35139) vdb-entry

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html (TA09-195A) third-party-advisory

isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481

www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx

blogs.technet.com/...y-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx

www.cisa.gov/...nerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1537 government-resource

docs.microsoft.com/...pdates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028 (MS09-028) vendor-advisory

blogs.technet.com/...vulnerability-in-quicktime-parsing.aspx

oval.cisecurity.org/...finition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6237 (oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6237) vdb-entry signature

secunia.com/advisories/35268 (35268) third-party-advisory

www.securitytracker.com/id?1022299 (1022299) vdb-entry

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886 (ADV-2009-1886) vdb-entry

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1445 (ADV-2009-1445) vdb-entry

osvdb.org/54797 (54797) vdb-entry

www.securityfocus.com/bid/35139 (35139) vdb-entry

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html (TA09-195A) third-party-advisory

isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6481

www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx

blogs.technet.com/...y-in-microsoft-directshow-released.aspx

cve.org (CVE-2009-1537)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2009-1537)

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