Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted ASF file or (2) crafted streaming content, aka "WMP Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 10/14/2009 by Yamata Li with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2527. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42108 (MS09-052: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8642.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53549), Tenable (42108), SecurityFocus (BID 36644†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23729†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-50451, VDB-50449, VDB-50448 and VDB-50447.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42108
Nessus Name: MS09-052: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112)
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OpenVAS ID: 900879
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Player ASF Heap Overflow Vulnerability (974112)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Yamata Li
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2527 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53549
SecurityFocus: 36644 - Microsoft Windows Media Player ASF File Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23729 - [MS09-052] Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 ASF File Processing Remote Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/23/2021 10:18 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (69), 02/15/2017 09:32 AM (10), 08/23/2021 10:05 PM (2), 08/23/2021 10:18 PM (1)
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