Microsoft Windows Media Runtime 'wmspdmod.dll' Speech Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:36614

Info

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime 'wmspdmod.dll' Speech Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36614
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0555
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 13 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 26 2009 06:08PM
Credit: Ivan Fratric of Zero Day Initiative and Jun Xie of McAfee Avert Labs
Vulnerable: Nortel Networks Symposium Express Contact Center 4.2
Nortel Networks Self-Service WVADS 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service VoiceXML 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 500 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 100 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service CCXML 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7 0
Nortel Networks Contact Center NCC 0
Nortel Networks Contact Center Multimedia
Nortel Networks Contact Center Manager Server 0
Nortel Networks Contact Center Express
Nortel Networks Contact Center Administration 0
Nortel Networks Contact Center - TAPI Server 0
Nortel Networks CallPilot 703t
Nortel Networks CallPilot 702t
Nortel Networks CallPilot 201i
Nortel Networks CallPilot 200i
Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002rp
Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.0
Microsoft Windows Media Audio Voice Decoder 0
Microsoft DirectShow WMA Voice Codec 0
Microsoft Audio Compression Manager 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime 'wmspdmod.dll' Speech Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime 'wmspdmod.dll' Speech Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The vendor is aware of limited attacks attempting to exploit this issue.

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Media Runtime 'wmspdmod.dll' Speech Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released an advisory along with fixes. Please see the references for details.


Microsoft Windows Media Audio Voice Decoder 0

Microsoft DirectShow WMA Voice Codec 0

Microsoft Audio Compression Manager 0

References

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