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Windows Media Player PNG Processing Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory:	SA20626	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-06-13
Last Update:	2006-06-15
Popularity:	17,132 views

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

Software:	Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.x Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.x Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-0025

Description: iDefense Labs has reported a vulnerability in Windows Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the decoding of PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image file chunks. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PNG image when a user opens a malicious WMZ file or visits a malicious web site. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Solution: Apply patches. Windows Media Player for XP on Windows XP SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=11372cc0-3da9-49ad-bb08-1493ce3cd0bd Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33 Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=f59065ec-0279-48ec-ab27-8abca715ac01 Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33 Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4f933b0c-7d2d-4049-92da-bbbe97371594 Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=facc7dfe-9b3b-48dd-a068-5bb9c6b60f87 Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me: Patches are available from the Windows Update web site. Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5abb6258-9468-4188-a178-aa46f100ab61 Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 SP4 / Windows XP SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c00be4c3-34ba-4858-90d7-520b7d240e33 Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP SP1/SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0f641572-74fd-4281-953f-6f2f12e001e0 Provided and/or discovered by: Greg MacManus, iDefense Labs. Changelog: 2006-06-15: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: MS06-024 (KB917734): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-024.mspx iDefense Labs: http://idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=406 Other References: US-CERT VU#608020: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608020

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