Microsoft Windows Media Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:26648

Info

Microsoft Windows Media Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26648
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-6236
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 13 2008 01:51AM
Credit: Gil-Dong and Jeon Woo-chi are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Media Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a malformed AIFF file.

A remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue affects Microsoft Windows Media Player 11; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Media Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to open a maliciously crafted AIFF file.

The following proof-of-concept AIFF file generator is available:

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Media Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service 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 Player AIFF Parsing Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability

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