Vulnerability Note VU#608020

Microsoft Windows Media Player PNG processing buffer overflow

Overview

Microsoft Windows Media Player contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is a multimedia application that comes with Microsoft Windows.

The Problem

Windows Media Player fails to properly validate PNG image files (.png), potentially allowing a stack-based buffer overflow to occur.

For more information refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-024

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. If the attacked user is running with administrative privileges, the attacker could take complete control of an affected system.

III. Solution

Apply a patch from Microsoft

Microsoft addresses this vulnerability with the updates listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-024.

For a list of workarounds refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-024.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Vulnerable	13-Jun-2006

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-024.mspx

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-024. Microsoft credits Greg MacManus of iDEFENSE with providing information related to this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari

Other Information

Date Public	06/13/2006
Date First Published	06/13/2006 05:20:06 PM
Date Last Updated	06/13/2006
CERT Advisory
CVE-ID(s)	CVE-2006-0025
NVD-ID(s)	CVE-2006-0025
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	40.72
Document Revision	16

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