Is CVE-2010-1879 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1879 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1879?

CVE-2010-1879 has a CVSS score of 9.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2010-1879?

Patch guidance is available from microsoft security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2010-1879.

CVE-2010-1879 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2010-1879?

10 products: microsoft directx, microsoft directx, microsoft directx, microsoft directx, microsoft windows media format runtime, and 5 more.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Encoder 9; and the Asycfilt.dll COM component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a media file with crafted compression data, aka "Media Decompression Vulnerability."

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 6/8/2010
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

microsoft : directxmicrosoft : directxmicrosoft : directxmicrosoft : directxmicrosoft : windows_media_format_runtimemicrosoft : windows_media_format_runtimemicrosoft : windows_media_format_runtimemicrosoft : windows_media_format_runtimemicrosoft : windows_media_encodermicrosoft : windows_media_encoder

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD