QID 91866

Date Published: 2022-02-09

QID 91866: Microsoft Windows Codecs Library HEVC Video and VP9 Extensions Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability for February 2022

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.

Affected Product:
"HEVC from Device Manufacturer" media codec before version 1.0.43421.0
"VP9 from Device Manufacturer" media codec before version 1.0.42791.0

QID detection Logic:
The gets the version of HEVCVideoExtension and VP9VideoExtensions by querying wmi class Win32_InstalledStoreProgram.

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2022-22709 CVE-2022-21927 CVE-2022-21926 and CVE-2022-21844 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2022-21844 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21844
CVE-2022-21926 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21926
CVE-2022-21927 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21927
CVE-2022-22709 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22709

CVEs related to QID 91866

CVE-2022-22709 | CVE-2022-21927 | CVE-2022-21926 | CVE-2022-21844 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2022-21844			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21844
CVE-2022-21926			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21926
CVE-2022-21927			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21927
CVE-2022-22709			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22709

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