Windows Media Services RCE (MS09-047)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5153

Synopsis

The remote media streaming server is vulnerable to multiple remote code execution attack.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Windows Media Services that is potentially affected by a remote code execution vulnerability when processing specially crafted media files.

Solution

Apply the patches from Microsoft referenced above.

See Also

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-047.mspx

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5153

Family: Generic

Published: 9/8/2009

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 40890

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_media_services

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2498, CVE-2009-2499

BID: 36225, 36228