Detections
Analytics
MS09-047: Windows Media Format Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows Vista / Server 2008)
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5167
Synopsis
The remote Windows host is affected by multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote Windows host contains a version of the Windows Media Format Runtime that is affected by multiple issues :- The ASF parser has an invalid free vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted ASF file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-2498)
- The MP3 parser has a memory corruption vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted MP3 file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-2499)
Solution
Apply the patches in the Microsoft bulletin.See Also
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-047.mspx
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5167
Family: Generic
Published: 9/11/2009
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_format_runtime
Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2498, CVE-2009-2499