Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI File MThd Header Parsing Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Publish date: February 25, 2011
  Severity: MEDIUM
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4927
  Advisory Date: FEB 25, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft Windows Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a malformed MIDI file.A remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9.0 through 11 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed (1) MIDI or (2) DAT file, related to "MThd Header Parsing." NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

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  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003007
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003007 - Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI File MThd Header Parsing Denial Of Service Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 9
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 11

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