CVE-2001-0242: Microsoft Windows Media Player

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability as discussed in MS:MS00-090.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Media Player: version 6.3 only; version 6.4 only; version 7 only

Published 2001-06-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.