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Secunia Advisory SA9957

Microsoft Windows Media Player DHTML Local Zone Access
Secunia Advisory SA9957
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Release Date 2003-10-07
Last Update 2003-10-08
   
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Criticality level Moderately criticalModerately critical
Impact System access
Where From remote
Authentication level Available in Customer Area
   
Report reliability Available in Customer Area
Solution Status Vendor Patch
   
Systems affected Available in Customer Area
Approve distribution Available in Customer Area
Remediation status Secunia CSI, Secunia PSI
Automated scanning Secunia CSI, Secunia PSI
   
Software:
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.x
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.x
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.x
Secunia CVSS Score Available in Customer Area
CVE Reference(s) No CVE references.
  

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Windows Media Player allowing malicious media files to launch URLs in the Local Zone.

The problem is that URLs embedded in media files aren't properly verified allowing malicious people to create media files that launch malicious code in the Local Zone.

This vulnerability may be related to a previously reported issue:
SA9358


Solution
Microsoft has issued updates for Windows Media Player:
Further details available in Customer Area

Original Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828026

Other references
Further details available in Customer Area

Deep Links
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Subject: Microsoft Windows Media Player DHTML Local Zone Access
 
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