vendor:
ffdshow Video Codec
by:
Nishant Das Patnaik
N/A
CVSS
MEDIUM
Denial of Service
CWE
Product Name: ffdshow Video Codec
Affected Version From: rev. 3467 20100713
Affected Version To: rev. 3512 20100713
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE:
Platforms Tested: Windows XP Pro SP3
2010
Malformed MP4 Local DoS for ffdshow Video Codec (tryouts) rev. 3467 20100713 (x86)
The video codec crashes all applications that use it, for rendering MP4 files. It also crashes Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) if automatic thumbnail generation of MP4 files is turned on or if you try to view the thumbnails.
Mitigation:
Disable automatic thumbnail generation of MP4 files or use an alternative video codec