CVE-2009-0084

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DirectShow component of Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 . The flaw is triggered by a malformed Huffman table within an MJPEG file or video stream, which causes an exception that frees heap memory that is subsequently accessed. Remote attackers can exploi...

Microsoft DirectShow MJPEG Decompression Remote Code Execution (MS09-011; CVE-2009-0084)

Microsoft DirectShow is used for streaming media on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The DirectShow technology performs client-side audio and video sourcing, manipulation and rendering.An MJPEG file is a media file where a number of JPEG images are connected together to create a video stream...