CVE-2010-1879

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."

Published: 2010-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1879 is rated High Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.28%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1879

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 38.23% 20.28% -17.95%
2 2026-02-24 57.58% 38.23% -19.34%
3 2025-03-30 — 57.58% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft directx 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0a cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0b cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0c cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_format_runtime 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_format_runtime 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_format_runtime 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:9.5:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_format_runtime 11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_encoder 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_encoder 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1879

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