TITLE: Microsoft Windows Media Player ASF Processing Vulnerability Critical: Highly critical Impact: System access Where: From remote SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA36944 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/36944/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the processing of ASF files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted ASF file. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 with Windows Media Player 6.4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13035ef7-7e47-487c-8b7c-7795d33ce7de Windows XP SP2/SP3 with Windows Media Player 6.4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b2efe1ac-d8d7-41bb-b87d-fc5e22afef0f Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 with Windows Media Player 6.4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a9e7dfd8-7ba1-4f14-8e60-92ef00d91467 Windows Server 2003 SP2 with Windows Media Player 6.4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5f82d01c-573e-425e-b9f2-86a54f377b19 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2 with Windows Media Player 6.4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=65e9036e-2e1b-40ff-a84b-c507107bcce8 ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Microsoft (KB974112): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-052.mspx ========================= 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-
