Malformed.Au.File.Format.Remote.DoS

Release Date Dec 30, 2011
Severity medium
Impact Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates a possible exploit of a Denial of Service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player. The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software processes a malformed AU file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.
Affected Products Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
Recommended Actions Currently we are not aware of any official fix for this issue.
Coverage IPS VCM
Reference/s http://www.safehack.com/exp/mp/mplayer11.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25236 (BugTraq)

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