MS KB955759: Security Enhancements for the Indeo Codec

high Nessus Plugin ID 43089

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update that mitigates multiple vulnerabilities in a video codec.

Description

The remote host is missing KB955759. This KB mitigates multiple vulnerabilities in the Indeo video codec by preventing it from being used by Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player. A remote attacker can exploit these issues by tricking a user into viewing a maliciously crafted video file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, and 2003.

See Also

https://www.nessus.org/u?3a6fcdc9

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/955759

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43089

File Name: smb_kb_955759.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/9/2009

Updated: 8/5/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/WindowsVersion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4210, CVE-2009-4309, CVE-2009-4310, CVE-2009-4311, CVE-2009-4312, CVE-2009-4313

BID: 37251, 80529, 82335, 82338, 82341

CWE: 119, 94

IAVB: 2009-B-0069-S

MSKB: 955759