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GOM Media Player Denial of Service (dos) Vulnerability Feb14 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with GOM Media Player and is prone to denial-of-service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is in the application caused by improper bounds checking when processing .avi files with an overly long string.
Affected Software
Affected Software
GOM Media Player version 2.2.56.5158 and prior on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.