Windows Media Player Heap Overflow in Processing ASF Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023012 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023012
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-2527
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 13 2009
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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): 6.4
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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 ASF file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file 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:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13035ef7-7e47-487c-8b7c-7795d33ce7de
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b2efe1ac-d8d7-41bb-b87d-fc5e22afef0f
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a9e7dfd8-7ba1-4f14-8e60-92ef00d91467
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5f82d01c-573e-425e-b9f2-86a54f377b19
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=65e9036e-2e1b-40ff-a84b-c507107bcce8
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-052.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-052.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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Underlying OS Comments: 2000 SP4, XP SP3, 2003 SP2; and prior service packs
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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