QID 91855

Date Published: 2022-01-12

QID 91855: Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability for January 2022

A crafted image file could cause a crash in Explorer during browsing of the directory containing the file.

Affected Product:
"HEVC from Device Manufacturer" media codec before version 1.0.43421.0

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
- Checks for vulnerable version of HEVC Video Extensions via wmi_query

This vulnerability would require an authenticated victim to be tricked into opening a specially crafted media file which could result in remote code execution on the victim's machine.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Users are advised to check CVE-2022-21917 for more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 91855

    CVE-2022-21917 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2022-21917 URL Logo msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21917
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