PT-2023-1596 · Microsoft · Windows Media Player+1

Hossein Lotfi · Published 2023-02-14 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-21802

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description The issue is caused by an integer underflow in the Windows Media Player. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and affect the system. This can potentially lead to the execution of malicious code.

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

RCE

Integer Underflow

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-191

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-01091

CVE-2023-21802

ZDI-23-165

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media Player

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21802 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-21802 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21802 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01091 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21802 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-165 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21802 · Vendor Advisory