Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 6.4 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 6.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3010. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 6.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 through 11, and Windows Media Services 4.1 and 9 incorrectly associate ISATAP addresses with the Local Intranet zone, which allows remote servers to capture NTLM credentials, and execute arbitrary code through credential-reflection attacks, by sending an authentication request, aka "ISATAP Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/09/2008. The weakness was presented 12/10/2008 with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3010 since 07/07/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35075 (MS08-076: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959807)), 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 90470 (Microsoft Windows Media Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-076)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46869), Tenable (35075), SecurityFocus (BID 32654†), OSVDB (50559†) and Secunia (SA33058†). See VDB-43723, VDB-45379 and VDB-45377 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 35075
Nessus Name: MS08-076: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959807)
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OpenVAS ID: 900060
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959807)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45378

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X-Force: 46869
SecurityFocus: 32654 - Microsoft Windows Media Components ISATAP URL Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 33058 - Microsoft Windows Media Products Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50559 - CVE-2008-3010 - MS08-076 - Microsoft - Windows - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021374
Vulnerability Center: 20205 - [MS08-076] Microsoft Windows Media Components Information Disclosure via ISATAP Address, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3388

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 23:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (83), 08/21/2019 18:22 (5), 05/26/2025 23:33 (18)
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