Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.00.00.4477 WMF File privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.00.00.4477. Affected is an unknown function of the component WMF File Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0340. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.00.00.4477 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WMF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Windows Media Player (WMP) 8.00.00.4477, and possibly other versions, automatically detects and executes .wmf and other content, even when the file s extension or content type does not specify .wmf, which could make it easier for attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via Trojan horse files containing .wmf content.

The weakness was published 06/25/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0340. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/12/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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• Windows Media Player

Version

• 8.00.00.4477

License

• commercial

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• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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