Windows Media Services Stack Overflow in Processing Transport Information Packets Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023851 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023851
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0478
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Apr 27 2010
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Original Entry Date: Apr 13 2010
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Windows Media Services. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted transport information packets to the target Windows Media Unicast Service to trigger a stack overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Systems running Windows Media Services are affected [not the default configuration].
Fabien Perigaud of CERT-LEXSI reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fix:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=73B3D681-26BB-49C1-849E-1F72484CB978
A restart is required.
On April 21, 2010, Microsoft removed the above listed update because it did not correct the vulnerability. On April 27, 2010, Microsoft re-released the patch:
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/27/ms10-025-re-release-ready.aspx
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-025.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-025.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (2000)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:49:50 +0000
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-025.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-025 - Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980858)
CVE-2010-0478
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