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Microsoft Windows Media Player ASF Processing Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA36944
Release Date: 2009-10-13
Popularity: 389 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.x

Binary Analysis: BA866 :: Available for 2 Credits

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the processing of ASF files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted ASF file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

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