Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0348 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9

047910
CVSS 6.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
microsoft
nessus

Summary

A certain Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control allows remote attackers to view and manipulate the Media Library on the local system via HTML script.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
1

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS03-021.NASL
descriptionAn ActiveX control included with Windows Media Player 9 Series may allow a rogue website to gain information about the remote host. An attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this host with the privileges of the user running Windows Media Player. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to set up a rogue website and lure a user of this host into visiting it.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id11774
published2003-06-26
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11774
titleMS03-021: Windows Media Player Library Access (819639)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(11774);
 script_version("1.45");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0348");
 script_bugtraq_id(8034);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS03-021");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"320516");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"819639");

 script_name(english:"MS03-021: Windows Media Player Library Access (819639)");
 script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Media Player");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the media
player.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An ActiveX control included with Windows Media Player 9 Series may
allow a rogue website to gain information about the remote host.

An attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this
host with the privileges of the user running Windows Media Player.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to set up a rogue website
and lure a user of this host into visiting it.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-021");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for WMP 6.4, 7.1 and XP.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
 script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/06/25");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/06/25");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2003/06/26");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_media_player");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_nt_ms05-009.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_exclude_keys("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}

include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");


get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS03-021';
kb = "819639";

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/WindowsVersion');
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/registry_full_access");

if (hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5, xp:1, win2003:1) <= 0) exit(0, "The host is not affected based on its version / service pack.");
if (get_kb_item("SMB/890261")) exit(0, "The host is not affected.");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsMediaPlayer");
if (!ereg(pattern:"^9\,[0-9]\,[0-9]\,[0-9]", string:version)) exit(0, "The host is not affected as it does not have Windows Media Player 9.x.");
if (!is_accessible_share()) exit(1, "is_accessible_share() failed.");


path = hotfix_get_systemroot() + "\system32";
if (hotfix_check_fversion(path:path, file:"Wmp.dll", version:"9.0.0.3008", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) == HCF_OLDER)
{
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();

  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
}