9625.txt

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Rule:

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Sid:
9625

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt has been made to exploit a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player. 

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Impact:
Serious. Possible remote code execution.

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Detailed Information:
This event indicates that an attempt has been made to exploit a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player. 

Windows Media Player suffers from a programming error that may enable an attacker to run code of their choosing on a vulnerable system. The error occurs when processing malformed Advanced System Format (asf) files with the application.

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Affected Systems:
All Microsoft Windows systems using Media Player
	
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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can craft the special asf file and execute code of their choosing when processed with Media Player.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploit code exists.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches

Do not use media player as the default application for viewing media types

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Matt Watchinski <[e-mail]>
Nigel Houghton <[e-mail]>

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