| VID |
26181 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (KB911564) for 'Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in' has not been applied. Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) is an application that ships with Microsoft Windows systems used to play various types of media files. The Windows Media Player Plug-in for non-Microsoft Internet browsers on Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability, caused by improper bounds checking of a malformed EMBED element. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by constructing a malicious EMBED element that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site or viewed a malicious e-mail message. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-006.mspx
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-018A.html
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Any version SP 4
Microsoft Windows XP Any version SP 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP 1 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (KB911564) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-006 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-006.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2006-0020 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
16516 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
24494 (ISS) |
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