Windows Media Player Plug-in for 3rd Party Browsers Buffer Overflow in Processing EMBED Elements Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015628 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015628
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-0005
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 14 2006
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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 the Windows Media Player plug-in for non-Microsoft browsers. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create HTML with a specially crafted EMBED element that, when loaded by the target user with a non-Microsoft browser, will load the plug-in and trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vendor credits John Cobb of iDefense with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=165916C2-037E-4EDD-B64A-84838BEE151C
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E3DAAB50-2AC7-49DD-8971-4F98FED9FBA6
A restart is not required.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-006.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-006.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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