Microsoft Windows Media Server MDSAuth.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-2221
  Advisory Date: MAR 21, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; or 7 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka the "Arbitrary File Rewrite Vulnerability."

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

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  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000994
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000994 - Microsoft Windows Media Server MDSAuth.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0

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