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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923689)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the version of Media Format

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Media Format Series.

Description :

The remote host is running Windows Media Player/Series.

There is a vulnerability in the remote version of this software which may
permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, one attacker would need to set up a rogue
ASF/ASX file and send it to a victim on the remote host.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003 :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-078.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 21505

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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