PT-2021-2710 · Microsoft · Windows Media Photo Codec+1

Ivan Fratric · Published 2021-04-13 · Updated 2023-12-29 · CVE-2021-27079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Media Photo Codec (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient protection of service data in the Windows Media Photo Codec component, which can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. This can enable attackers to obtain sensitive information and affect the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02242

CVE-2021-27079

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media Photo Codec

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-27079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02242 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27079 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27079 · Security Note