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Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (961373)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host has critical security update missing according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-011.

Insight

Insight

DirectX application throws an an error when decompressing MJPEG content, and can be exploited via a specially crafted MJPEG file.

Affected Software

Affected Software

DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000 DirectX 9.0 on Microsoft Windows XP and 2003

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)