CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
99.3%
Windows Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900172");
script_version("2022-05-11T11:17:52+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-11 11:17:52 +0000 (Wed, 11 May 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-11 15:58:44 +0100 (Tue, 11 Nov 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4927");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_name("Microsoft Windows Media Player 'MIDI' or 'DAT' File DoS Vulnerability");
script_dependencies("secpod_ms_win_media_player_detect_900173.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Win/MediaPlayer/Ver");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/32077.py");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32077");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will cause denial of service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 9.x, 10.x and 11.x.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Windows Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The vulnerability is due to error in handling 'MIDI' or 'DAT' file,
related to 'MThd Header Parsing'.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
if( ! version = get_kb_item( "Win/MediaPlayer/Ver" ) ) exit( 0 );
if( version =~ "^(9|1[01])\..*$" ) {
security_message( port:0 );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );