Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1, 9, 10, and 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skin file (WMZ or WMD) with crafted header information that causes a size mismatch between compressed and decompressed data and triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Windows Media Player Code Execution Vulnerability Parsing Skins."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3037 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.82%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 60.10% | 21.82% | -38.27% |
| 2 | 2026-04-02 | 59.74% | 60.10% | +0.36% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 59.74% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 10 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 11 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |