Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:26630

Info

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26630
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-5448
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 09 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:06PM
Credit: Joxean Koret is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Media DRM 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM) ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed exploit attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to access a malicious webpage.

The following proof-of-concept code is available:

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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