Vulnerability Note VU#321233

Microsoft DirectX remote code execution

Original Release date: 14 Dec 2007 | Last revised: 14 Dec 2007

Overview

Microsoft DirectX is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Description

Microsoft DirectX is a feature of the Microsoft Windows operating system used for streaming multimedia content. DirectX integrates DirectShow technology to provide high-quality capture of streaming media such as video and audio. A stack-based buffer overflow exists due to DirectShow's improper parsing of WAV and AVI files. By successfully persuading a user to access a specially crafted WAV or AVI file, a remote, unauthenticated attacker could trigger the buffer overflow.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Solution

Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-064 in response to this issue. Users are strongly encouraged to review this bulletin and apply the referenced patches.

In addition to the patches referenced above, Microsoft has published workarounds for this issue. Users who are unable to apply the patches are strongly encouraged to implement these workarounds as appropriate.

Systems Affected

VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
Microsoft CorporationUnknown-14 Dec 2007

CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

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Temporal N/A N/A
Environmental N/A N/A

References

Credit

Microsoft credits Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Joseph W. Pruszynski.

Other Information

  • CVE IDs: CVE-2007-3895
  • Date Public: 11 Dec 2007
  • Date First Published: 14 Dec 2007
  • Date Last Updated: 14 Dec 2007
  • Severity Metric: 7.25
  • Document Revision: 5

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