CVE-2022-21973 (GCVE-0-2022-21973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-09 17:06 – Updated: 2025-07-08 15:31
VLAI?
Summary
Windows Media Center Update Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity ?
CWE
- Denial of Service
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 |
Affected:
6.1.0 , < 6.1.7601.25898
(custom)
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Nomenclature
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