TITLE: Microsoft Windows Cinepak Codec Decompression Vulnerability Criticality level: Highly critical Impact: System access Where: From remote http://secunia.com/advisories/40936/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Cinepak codec (iccvid.dll) within the "CVDecompress()" function when processing RGB palette data and can be exploited via a specially crafted VIDC compressed stream in an AVI file. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply patches. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS10-055 (KB982665): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-055.mspx ZDI: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-148/ ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-