Windows Media Player Plug-in EMBED Element Buffer Overflow - Advisories

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Windows Media Player Plug-in EMBED Element Buffer Overflow

Secunia Advisory:	SA18852
Release Date:	2006-02-14
Last Update:	2006-02-15

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional


CVE reference:	CVE-2006-0005 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Windows Media Player plug-in, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in npdsplay.dll within the handling of EMBED elements and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via e.g. a malicious web site containing an overly long EMBED element. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. NOTE: The vulnerability does not affect users of Internet Explorer. Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C Microsoft Windows XP SP1 / Microsoft Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CCDD3D35-BE5C-4C43-8FFA-BB8570A7321C Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=165916C2-037E-4EDD-B64A-84838BEE151C Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E3DAAB50-2AC7-49DD-8971-4F98FED9FBA6 Provided and/or discovered by: The vendor credits John Cobb. Changelog: 2006-02-15: Added information provided by iDEFENSE. Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: MS06-006 (KB911564): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-006.mspx iDEFENSE: http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393 Other References: US-CERT VU#692060: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060



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