PT-2007-2886 · Microsoft · Windows Xp

Published 2007-03-16 · Updated 2008-11-13 · CVE-2007-1492

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP

Description The issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop. This can be achieved by providing a large cch argument value to the mmioRead function. A crafted WAV file can be used to demonstrate this issue.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP, consider restricting access to the mmioRead function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using large cch argument values to prevent the infinite loop. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1492

Affected Products

Windows Xp

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29738 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/22938 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1492 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2007-q1/0063.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/34101 · Note