SB2009101302 - Two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
Published: October 13, 2009 Updated: December 20, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009101302
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2525)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling certain functions in compressed audio files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file or streaming content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0555)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when processing malformed Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted audio file that uses the Windows Media Speech code, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.