Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0818 - Code Injection vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The MPEG-4 codec in the Windows Media codecs in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly handle crafted media content with MPEG-4 video encoding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file in an unspecified "supported format," aka "MPEG-4 Codec Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 9 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
- Manipulating User-Controlled Variables This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS10-062 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2010-09-14T00:00:00 |
| impact | Remote Code Execution |
| knowledgebase_id | 975558 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Critical |
| title | Vulnerability in MPEG-4 Codec Could Allow Remote Code Execution |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS10-062.NASL |
| description | The MPEG-4 codec, which is included with Windows Media codecs, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be triggered by a specially crafted media file that uses MPEG-4 video encoding. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected system into opening a specially crafted media file or receiving specially crafted web content, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 49220 |
| published | 2010-09-14 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/49220 |
| title | MS10-062: Vulnerability in MPEG-4 Codec Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975558) |
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Oval
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| description | The MPEG-4 codec in the Windows Media codecs in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly handle crafted media content with MPEG-4 video encoding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file in an unspecified "supported format," aka "MPEG-4 Codec Vulnerability." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| submitted | 2010-09-14T13:00:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title | MPEG-4 Codec Vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| version | 75 |