Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2.1 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Movie Maker. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-2564. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Movie Maker. 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:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker (WMM) 2.1, 2.6, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted project file, aka "Movie Maker Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 08/11/2010 by Dyon Balding (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2564. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/23/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48287 (MS10-050: Vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution (981997)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90623 (Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-050)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10100.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60701), Tenable (48287), SecurityFocus (BID 42268†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26764†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54342, VDB-54335, VDB-54334 and VDB-54333. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 48287
Nessus Name: MS10-050: Vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution (981997)
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OpenVAS ID: 900248
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981997)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ms_movie_maker_mediaclipstring
Saint Name: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker MediaClipString Buffer Overflow

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06/30/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-2564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54341

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X-Force: 60701
SecurityFocus: 42268 - Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26764 - [MS10-050] Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/23/2025 12:42
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 03/02/2017 11:08 (11), 09/22/2021 09:20 (3), 09/22/2021 09:21 (1), 01/23/2025 12:42 (16)
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