vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-29840: Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 13, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 13, 2025
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
Sep 16, 2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb5058387microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb5058383microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5058392microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h2-kb5058379microsoft-windows-windows_10-22h2-kb5058379microsoft-windows-windows_11-22h2-kb5058405microsoft-windows-windows_11-23h2-kb5058405microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb5058383microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5058392microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-21h2-kb5058385microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-22h2-kb5058385microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-23h2-kb5058384
References
- CVE-2025-29840
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-29840
- CWE-121
- CWE-787
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058379
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058383
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058384
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058385
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058387
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058392
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/5058405
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