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Microsoft Various Products PNG Image Parsing Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA14174

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Release Date:

2005-02-08

Last Update:

2005-11-21

Popularity:

16,446 views

Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:

Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.x
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.x
Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.x

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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in various Microsoft products, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) Microsoft has acknowledged a vulnerability in Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger when processing PNG image files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system via a specially crafted PNG image file.

For more information:
SA12219

2) A variant of the first vulnerability exists in Windows Media Player when processing PNG image files containing extremely large width and height values. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system via a specially crafted PNG image when the user e.g visits a malicious web site.

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