Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4/7.0 ASX File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4/7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ASX File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-1113. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at X-Force (5574), Exploit-DB (20427), SecurityFocus (BID 1980†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4293†). The entry VDB-16825 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/22/2000 🔍
01/09/2001 +48 days 🔍
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07/02/2014 +3704 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +3989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: atstake.com
Researcher: Ollie Whitehouse
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-1113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16269
X-Force: 5574 - Microsoft Media Player .ASX buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 1980 - Microsoft Windows Media Player .ASX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4293 - [MS00-090] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Media Player Active Stream Redirector (.ASX), Medium

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

Created: 07/02/2014 12:27
Updated: 06/03/2025 12:35
Changes: 07/02/2014 12:27 (65), 05/21/2019 16:17 (1), 06/03/2025 12:35 (19)
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