CVE-2025-29962: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-29962 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Windows Media that was disclosed on May 13, 2025. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE identifier CVE-2025-29962 and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows Server 2008, 2012, and Windows 10 (NVD, Wiz).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) and CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network-based attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD, Wiz).

The vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code over a network, potentially leading to complete system compromise. The high CVSS score indicates severe potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (Wiz).

Microsoft has released security updates as part of their May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Organizations are strongly advised to apply these patches immediately through Windows Update or enterprise management tools. Multiple KB updates have been released for different versions of Windows, including KB5058379, KB5058383, KB5058384, KB5058385, and others (Rapid7, Wiz).