MS.Media.Player.DVRMS.Memory.Corruption

Release Date Dec 15, 2011
Severity critical
Impact System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems
Description This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption error when parsing a malformed DVR-MS file. An attacker may be able to use a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Affected Products Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Recommended Actions Refer to the vendor's web site for a suggested workaround: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms11-092.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2011-3401
Reference/s http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-092.mspx (MS-ID)

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