title: Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Codec improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system.
There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Codec handles objects.
problem types: Remote Code Execution
affected:
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 2004
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: [32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server version 2004
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1803
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1809
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2019
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1909
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: 32-bit Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1709
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: [x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: Unknown
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: Unknown
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: Unknown
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1507
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1607
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2016
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 10.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 7
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
platforms: 32-bit Systems
versions:
version: 6.1.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.1.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 8.1
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 6.3.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: 32-bit Systems
versions:
version: 6.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
cpes: [cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*]
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems]
versions:
version: 6.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2008  Service Pack 2
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.1.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.0.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2012
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.2.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.2.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2012 R2
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.3.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
cpes: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
platforms: x64-based Systems
versions:
version: 6.3.0, lessThan: publication, versionType: custom, status: affected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
baseSeverity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
]