Windows Media Player Bitmap File Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015627 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015627
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-0006
(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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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 bitmap (.bmp) file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow in Windows Media Player and execute arbitrary code. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Microsoft credits Marc Maiffret of eEye with reporting 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 with the privileges of the target user.
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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=110054F2-244D-4036-B98C-E951CBA7E9BA
Windows Media Player 9 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F9EEF16-04F7-4DA8-A0EF-1797B52D0B4B
Windows Media Player 9 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F9EEF16-04F7-4DA8-A0EF-1797B52D0B4B
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=26A0B9E1-1242-4E55-B3D4-8377B83257C6
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=8F9EEF16-04F7-4DA8-A0EF-1797B52D0B4B
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=182735E1-9382-4F2E-A624-D2316A96B411
A restart is not required.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-005.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-005.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (98), Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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