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Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (980858)
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 is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-025.
Insight
Insight
This flaw is caused by a buffer overflow error in the Windows Media Unicast Service within the Windows Media Services component when handling transport information network packets, which could allow remote attackers to crash an affected service or execute arbitrary code by sending malformed packets.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.