Microsoft DirectX quartz.dll code execution
| ms-directx-quartz-code-execution (50831) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft DirectX could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a NULL byte overwrite vulnerability in quartz.dll. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted QuickTime media file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.7 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- IBM Internet Security Systems: Mozilla Unicode URL Stack Overflow.
- Microsoft Security Advisory (971778): Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution .
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971633).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (977935).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-033: Vulnerabilities in Media Decompression Could Allow Remote Code Execution (979902).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-094: Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2447961.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-004: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2636391).
- ASA-2009-279: MS09-028 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971633)
- BID-35139: Microsoft DirectX DirectShow QuickTime Video Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-1537: Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability.
- SA35268: Microsoft DirectShow QuickTime Parsing Arbitrary Code Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1022299: Microsoft DirectX Bug in DirectShow QuickTime Parser Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1445: Microsoft DirectX DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1886: Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS09-028)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft DirectX 7.0
- Microsoft DirectX 8.1
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Reported:
May 28, 2009
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