Vulnerability Name:

CCN-66312

Published:2011-03-27
Updated:2011-03-27
Summary:Microsoft Windows Media Player is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the wmplayer.exe process when handling malicious files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .ape file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
8.0 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Packetstorm Security Website
Windows Media Player 11.0 Buffer Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Windows Media Web site
Microsoft Windows Media

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47041
Microsoft Windows Media Player '.ape' File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-win-mediaplayer-ape-bo(66312)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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