Microsoft Windows Media Format ASF files code execution
| win-media-asf-code-execution (52773) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows Media Format could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of ASF files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ASF file containing a malformed header, 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: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| 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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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:
- JVN#62211338: Buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973812).
- 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).
- BID-36225: Microsoft Windows Media Format ASF Header Invalid Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-2498: Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Windows Media Services 9.1 and 2008 do not properly parse malformed headers in Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .asf, (2) .wmv, or (3) .wma file, aka Windows Media Header Parsing Invalid Free Vulnerability.
- SA36596: Microsoft Windows Media Format Two Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-2566: Microsoft Windows Media Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS09-047)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 11
- Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9
- Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 x64
- Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5
- Microsoft Windows Media Services 2008
- Microsoft Windows Media Services 9.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 x32
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Reported:
Sep 08, 2009
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