PT-2001-1151 · Microsoft · Windows Media Player

Published 2001-01-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2000-1112

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Media Player version 7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a custom skin (.WMS) file that contains a malicious script. This occurs because Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in these files.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Media Player version 7, avoid using custom skin (.WMS) files from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the execution of scripts in custom skin files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1112

Affected Products

Windows Media Player

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/1976 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20424 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1112 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5575 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-090 · Note