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Microsoft Windows HEVC Video Extensions RCE (August 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179633

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Synopsis

The Windows app installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Windows 'HEVC Video Extensions' app installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted file.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to app version 2.0.61933.0 or later via the Microsoft Store.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ade0bfbf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179633

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_aug_hevc.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/10/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38170

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:hevc_video_extensions

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38170