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

BID: 36225, 36228