Microsoft Windows Media Player mp3 code execution
| mediaplayer-mp3-code-execution (18576) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows Media Player could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the Local Computer zone. A remote attacker could overwrite the artist, album name, and song name of an mp3 file with malicious script, which would be executed in the Local Computer zone, once the victim parses the file using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows Media Player 9
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 Professional
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP1 Professional
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Windows Media Player (10 or later), available from the Microsoft Download Center Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Dec 18 2004 - 01:43:55 CST , MS Windows Media Player 9 Vulns (2) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0240.html.
- Microsoft Download Center Web page, Windows Media Player 10 at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en.
- BID-12031: Windows Media Player ActiveX Control Media File Attribute Corruption Weakness
- CVE-2004-1324: The Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 ActiveX control may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script in the Local computer zone via the (1) artist or (2) song fields of a music file, if the file is processed using Internet Explorer.
Reported:
Dec 18, 2004
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