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Go to dashboardMicrosoft DirectX's DirectShow QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll has a NULL byte overwrite flaw. A remote attacker who supplies a crafted QuickTime media file can execute arbitrary code.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 5h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft DirectX | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 7.0 | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 7.0a | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 7.1 | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 8.1 | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor |
| = 8.1b |
| – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 9.0 | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 9.0a | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 9.0b | – |
| microsoft directx | vendor | = 9.0c | – |
| microsoft windows 2000 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 2003 server | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2003 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows xp | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the vendor mitigations referenced by CISA, or discontinue use of the affected product if mitigations are unavailable.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Microsoft DirectX contains a NULL byte overwrite vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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