vendor:
Windows Media Player
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: Windows Media Player
Affected Version From: Windows Media Player 7
Affected Version To: Windows Media Player 7
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:microsoft:windows_media_player
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2002
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 OCX Control Handling Vulnerability
Due to a flaw in the method Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 handles OCX controls (ActiveX containers) in embedded in RTF email messages, it is possible to crash RTF-enabled email clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. If a user of Outlook or Outlook Express were to receive an RTF email containing an embedded OCX control associated with Windows Media Player 7, the client would fail when the message was closed. Restarting the application would be required in order to regain normal functionality. In addition, deleting the offending email would resume normal operations of the email client. The functionality of Windows Media Player 7 would not be affected in any way.
Mitigation:
Users should avoid opening RTF emails containing OCX controls associated with Windows Media Player 7.
