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9.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library quartz.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."
The weakness was published 07/15/2009 by Yamata Li with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1538 since 05/05/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2018).
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39791 (MS09-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971633)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8302.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51463) and Tenable (39791). Similar entries are available at 3979, 49047, 49046 and 49044.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 39791
Nessus Name: MS09-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971633)
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OpenVAS ID: 900588
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (961373)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Yamata Li
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-1538 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51463
Vulnerability Center: 22869 - [MS09-028] Microsoft DirectX Pointer Validation 7.0-9.0c Remote Code Execution via QuickTime File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35600 - Microsoft DirectX DirectShow Pointer Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55844 - Microsoft DirectX DirectShow QuickTime File Pointer Validation Arbitrary Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2009-1886
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 09/18/2018 08:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (69), 09/18/2018 08:36 (16)
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