Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4/7.0 ASX File memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4/7.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component ASX File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Active Stream Redirector (.ASX) file, aka the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 01/09/2001 by Ollie Whitehouse with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is shared at atstake.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-1113. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5574). The entry 16825 is related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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11/22/2000 🔍
01/09/2001 +48 days 🔍
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05/21/2019 +1784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: atstake.com
Researcher: Ollie Whitehouse
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1113 (🔍)
X-Force: 5574 - Microsoft Media Player .ASX buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 4293 - [MS00-090] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Media Player Active Stream Redirector (.ASX), Medium
SecurityFocus: 1980 - Microsoft Windows Media Player .ASX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/02/2014 12:27
Updated: 05/21/2019 16:17
Changes: 07/02/2014 12:27 (65), 05/21/2019 16:17 (1)
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