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CVE-2002-1847
Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long mp3 filename command line argument. NOTE: since the only known attack vector requires command line access, this may not be a vulnerability.
Published: Dec 31, 2002
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (5)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_media_player | - |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 6.3 |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 6.4 |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 7 |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 7.1 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-hph4-73fg-9q9f
Buffer overflow in mplay32.exe of Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.3 through 7.1 allows...
References (6)
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
33.61%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.1 / 100
Data Sources
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