Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center Error in Parsing '.dvr-ms' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025169 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025169
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-0042
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 8 2011
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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 Player and Windows Media Center. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted '.dvr-ms' file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a parsing error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Matthew Watchinski of Sourcefire VRT reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a '.dvr-ms' 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:
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B1BE30DE-7E88-467D-AEE2-68F88E6A7355
Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D8284BFA-ED6C-4647-9FB0-588E53173775
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5270B5D3-3720-42A2-A8CF-67089C0CC658
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F9F1DDE2-2219-4BF1-A497-EDD011577B96
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E11D00DF-D1CF-4A33-A1BE-6721CDFF5995
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1BE77DAA-29B1-4DAE-A87F-2CB8F7E6A305
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=56FB24CE-65C7-4573-B613-E424CCC1A3A6
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6F45658A-1DB8-4EF5-B840-4D0180D4D90E
Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista (32-bit editions:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1BC240B3-1938-4350-B26F-67B81A79F8A0
Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista (64-bit editions:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=CD4C5A80-DB24-4696-A248-1286C3B9F550
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-015.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-015.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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Underlying OS: Windows (2008), Windows (7), Windows (Vista), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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