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Microsoft Media Decompression Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (979902)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-033.
Insight
Insight
An unspecified error exists while processing media files with a specially crafted compression data. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user to open a specially crafted media file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
DirectX, Windows Media Encoder 9 and COM component on, Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior. Windows Media Format Runtime 9 on, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 on, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.