Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP Media DVR-MS Parser code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Media DVR-MS Parser. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-3401. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Media DVR-MS Parser. 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. CVE summarizes:

ENCDEC.DLL in Windows Media Player and Media Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .dvr-ms file, aka "Windows Media Player DVR-MS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 12/13/2011 by iDefense Labs with iDefense as MS11-092 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3401 since 09/09/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/06/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57278 (MS11-092: Vulnerability in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2648048)), 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 119547 (Microsoft Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-092)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-092 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.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 Tenable (57278), SecurityFocus (BID 50957†) and Secunia (SA47117†). See VDB-4481 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 57278
Nessus Name: MS11-092: Vulnerability in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2648048)
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OpenVAS ID: 902597
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2648048)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-092

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-092
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-3401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4448

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SecurityFocus: 50957 - Microsoft Windows Media Player And Media Center '.dvr-ms' Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47117 - Microsoft Windows Media DVR-MS Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2011 01:00
Updated: 01/06/2025 03:56
Changes: 12/19/2011 01:00 (84), 04/28/2019 09:13 (2), 01/06/2025 03:56 (18)
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