Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0025 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 10/9
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS06-024.NASL |
| description | The remote host is running Windows Media Player. There is a vulnerability in the remote version of this software that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. To exploit this flaw, one attacker would need to set up a rogue PNG image and send it to a victim on the remote host. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 21688 |
| published | 2006-06-13 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21688 |
| title | MS06-024: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917734) |
| code | |
Oval
accepted 2012-01-30T04:00:09.182-05:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Jonathan Baker organization The MITRE Corporation name Pradeep R B organization SecPod Technologies name Shane Shaffer organization G2, Inc.
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1230 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v7.1) version 70 accepted 2011-11-21T04:13:07.654-05:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Jonathan Baker organization The MITRE Corporation name Dragos Prisaca organization Symantec Corporation
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1729 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v10.0 on WinXP) version 69 accepted 2011-11-21T04:13:07.960-05:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Jonathan Baker organization The MITRE Corporation name Dragos Prisaca organization Symantec Corporation
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1805 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v10.0, 64-bit) version 68 accepted 2013-04-15T04:00:17.577-04:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Dragos Prisaca organization G2, Inc.
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1807 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v8.0) version 68 accepted 2011-11-21T04:13:08.315-05:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Jonathan Baker organization The MITRE Corporation name Dragos Prisaca organization Symantec Corporation
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1820 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v9.0) version 69 accepted 2011-11-21T04:13:08.647-05:00 class vulnerability contributors name Robert L. Hollis organization ThreatGuard, Inc. name Jonathan Baker organization The MITRE Corporation name Dragos Prisaca organization Symantec Corporation
description Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1974 status accepted submitted 2006-06-14T09:55:00.000-04:00 title Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (v10.0 on S03) version 69
Saint
| bid | 18385 |
| description | Windows Media Player PNG buffer overflow |
| id | win_patch_wmppngbo |
| osvdb | 26430 |
| title | wmp_png |
| type | client |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20626
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016284
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=406
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608020
- http://www.osvdb.org/26430
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18385
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2322
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-024
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26788
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1230
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1729
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1805
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1807
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1820
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1974