PT-2001-1471 · Microsoft · Windows Media Player

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Media Player versions prior to 8

Description The issue is related to buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This can be achieved via a long version tag in an .ASX file or a long banner tag.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Media Player versions prior to 8, update to version 8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to .ASX files or disabling the processing of version and banner tags until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0242

Affected Products

Windows Media Player

References · 8

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2677 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0242 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/183906 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2686 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5574 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/181419 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187528 · Note