Microsoft Media Player 9.x code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Media Player 9.x. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-2745. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Media Player 9.x (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 through 12 does not properly deallocate objects during a browser reload action, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted media content referenced in an HTML document, aka "Windows Media Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 10/12/2010 by SkyLined with Google as 21 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2745 since 07/14/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49959 (MS10-082: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2378111)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90655 (Microsoft Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-082)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-082 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62125), Tenable (49959), SecurityFocus (BID 43772†), OSVDB (68557†) and Secunia (SA41779†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 49959
Nessus Name: MS10-082: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2378111)
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OpenVAS ID: 901163
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2378111))
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-082
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 21
Researcher: SkyLined
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4199

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X-Force: 62125
SecurityFocus: 43772 - Microsoft Windows Media Player CVE-2010-2745 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41779 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 68557 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Reload Operation Object Deallocation Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1024550
Vulnerability Center: 27641 - [MS10-082] Microsoft Windows Media Player Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 01/21/2025 09:11
Changes: 10/19/2010 02:00 (92), 05/24/2019 18:40 (11), 01/21/2025 09:11 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:EC2:103

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