Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI File Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Severity: : Medium
Advisory Date: 15 de lutego de 2011
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Windows Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a malformed MIDI file.
A remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected application to enter an infinite loop, denying service to legitimate users.
INFORMATION EXPOSURE
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SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003441
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003441 - Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI File Denial Of Service Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION:
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.0
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 11