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DirectX MIDI Overflow (819696)
Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks hotfix 819696

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through DirectX.

Description :

The remote host is running a version of Windows with a version of
DirectX which is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the module
which handles MIDI files.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker needs to craft a rogue MIDI file and
send it to a user of this computer. When the user attempts to read the
file, it will trigger the buffer overflow condition and the attacker
may gain a shell on this host.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for DirectX :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-030.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 7370, 8262

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security
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