SB2020051228 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Media Foundation
Published: May 12, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1028)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of HEVC streams in Windows Media Player. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted media file, or visit a malicious webpage, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1126)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of HEVC streams in Windows Media Player. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted media file, or visit a malicious webpage, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1150)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the handling of the CWMPErrorDlg object in Windows Media Foundation. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted media file, or visit a malicious webpage, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1136)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Media Foundation. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted document, or visit a malicious webpage, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1028
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-642/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1126
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-644/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-643/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1150
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-639/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1136