Stack-based buffer overflow in Movie Player - CVE-2010-0356
Published: April 1, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11530
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0356
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the MOVIEPLAYER.MoviePlayerCtrl.1 ActiveX control in MoviePlayer.ocx 6.8.0.0 in Viscom Software Movie Player Pro SDK ActiveX. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system via a long strFontName parameter to the DrawText method.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Movie Player
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0356
Install update from vendor's website.