Intrusion PreventionMS.DirectX.Media.DXTMSFT.ActiveX.Control.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX Media.
The vulnerability is caused because it fails to perform adequate checks on user-supplied data. It allows remote attackers to crash applications using the affected ActiveX control.
Affected Products
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP Gold 0
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 0
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply patch, available from the website.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | 16.995 |
| ID | 26481 |
| Created | May 17, 2011 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2006-4301 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 32.27% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |