CVE-2001-0541: Microsoft Windows Media Player

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 15.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Windows Media Station (.NSC) file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Media Player: up to and including 7.1; version 6.4 only; version 7 only

Published 2001-09-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.