VDB-71 · BID 7640 · Snort 1438

Microsoft Windows Media Player

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Media Player. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Media Player. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was released 05/21/2003 by http-equiv with malware.com (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at malware.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ZIP Archive. The exploit is available at malware.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS00-046 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. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1438.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 7640†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-69. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS00-046

Snort ID: 1438

Timelineinfo

05/21/2003 🔍
05/21/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2003 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: malware.com
Researcher: Discovery is credited to [email protected] . (http-equiv)
Organization: malware.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71
SecurityFocus: 7640 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Automatic File Download and Execution Vulnerability

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

Created: 05/21/2003 02:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 10:08
Changes: 05/21/2003 02:00 (57), 06/07/2017 16:03 (2), 03/08/2021 10:08 (2)
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