VDB-35654 · CVE-2007-1492 · BID 22938

Microsoft Windows XP winmm.dll mmioread cch denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mmioread in the library winmm.dll. The manipulation of the argument cch with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

winmm.dll in Microsoft Windows XP allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large cch argument value to the mmioRead function, as demonstrated by a crafted WAV file.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1492 since 03/16/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/10/2007 🔍
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03/13/2007 +2 days 🔍
03/16/2007 +3 days 🔍
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04/21/2007 +36 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2882 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1492 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 22938 - Microsoft Windows WinMM.DLL WAV Files Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 34101 - Microsoft Windows XP winmm.dll mmioRead Function DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 20:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (49), 03/30/2016 12:49 (5), 07/13/2021 20:18 (8)
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