Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Media Foundation
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-1232 CVE-2020-1238 CVE-2020-1239 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-787 CWE-191 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 10.06.2020
Updated description and references section for vulnerability #2.
Updated description and references section for vulnerabilities #1, #3.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU28844
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1232
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Microsoft Windows Media Player when parsing DTS streams. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connection to a malicious streaming server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 10 1607 10.0.14393.10 - 10 2004 10.0.19041.264
Windows Server: 2016 10.0.14393.10 - 2019 2004
External linkshttp://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1232
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-693/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU28845
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1238
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 10 1709 10.0.16299.19 - 10 2004 10.0.19041.264
Windows Server: 2019 10.0.17763.1 - 2019 2004
External linkshttp://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1238
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-695/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-696/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Integer underflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU28846
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1239
CWE-ID:
CWE-191 - Integer underflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in mpg2splt.ax module of Windows Media Player. A remote attacker can ass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 7 - 10 2004 10.0.19041.264
Windows Server: 2008 - 2019 2004
External linkshttp://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1239
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-697/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
