vendor:
Windows Media Player
by:
Jun Mao of VeriSign iDefense
9.3
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: Windows Media Player
Affected Version From: Windows 2000 SP4 English
Affected Version To: Windows 2000 SP4 English
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2007-3901
CPE: o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4
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
2007
Windows Media Player SMIL File Remote Buffer Overflow
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Windows Media Player when processing a specially crafted SMIL file. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. This vulnerability is due to a boundary error when processing a specially crafted SMIL file. By sending a specially crafted SMIL file, an attacker can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of Windows Media Player.