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CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2006-0126
Microsoft Windows Media Player ASX Playlist Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Original Issue Date:December 08, 2006
Updated: December 13, 2006

Severity Rating: HIGH

Systems Affected

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player v9.x
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player v10.x

    • Overview

    A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows Media Player which could be exploited by an attacker to take complete control of the system.

    Description

    The vulnerability is caused due to heap overflow vulnerability while handling "REF HREF" URLs within ASX files by Windows Media Playback/Authoring library WMVCORE.DLL .

    The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating and hosting specially crafted malicious web pages and persuading users to visit the website typically by getting them click on a link. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code under the privileges of user of the affected system and gives complete control of the system if user has logged in with administrative privileges.

    Workaround

  • Upgrade to Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.
  • Disable Windows Media Player from auto-opening .ASX files

    • Solution

    Apply appropriate patches as mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-078

    References

    eEye
    http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061122.html

    USCERT
    http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#0mswmp

    CVE Name
    CVE-2006-6134

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