CVE-2012-0004: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 22.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
  • Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified; version 2005 only

Published 2012-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.