Windows Media Player Buffer Overflow in Rendering PNG Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016284 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1016284
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-0025
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 13 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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Version(s): 7.1, 9, 10
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Windows Media Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted WMZ file or Windows Media Player content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow in the processing of PNG images and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Windows Media Player 6.4 (running on Windows) is not affected.
Microsoft credits Greg MacManus of iDEFENSE with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create Windows Media Player content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Windows Media Player for XP on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=11372cc0-3da9-49ad-bb08-1493ce3cd0bd
Windows Media Player 9 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33
Windows Media Player 10 on Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f59065ec-0279-48ec-ab27-8abca715ac01
Windows Media Player 9 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33
Windows Media Player 10 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4f933b0c-7d2d-4049-92da-bbbe97371594
Windows Media Player 10 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=facc7dfe-9b3b-48dd-a068-5bb9c6b60f87
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5abb6258-9468-4188-a178-aa46f100ab61
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 when installed on Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0f641572-74fd-4281-953f-6f2f12e001e0
A restart is not required.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-024.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-024.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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