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Microsoft Windows Media Format Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (973812)
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 MS09-047.
Insight
Insight
- An error exists in the handling of ASF file headers and can be exploited to trigger an invalid call to freed memory via a specially crafted file or specially crafted streaming content from a web site. - An error in the processing of MP3 meta-data can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted MP3 file or specially crafted streaming content from a web site.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Windows Media Service 9.1 on Windows 2k3 SP2 and prior Windows Media Format 9.0 on Windows 2k SP4/XP SP3/2k3 SP2 and prior Windows Media Format 9.5 on Windows XP SP3/2k3 SP2 and prior Windows Media Format 11.0 on Windows XP SP3 and prior Windows Media Format 11.0 on Windows Vista SP2 and prior Windows Media Format 11.0 on Windows 2008 server SP2 and prior
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.