Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player and Adobe Flash Player
2008-01-23
Synopsis:
The Sourcefire VRT is aware of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows Media Player and Adobe Flash Player. This release also contains rules to address CVE entries CVE-2008-0236, CVE-2008-0237, CVE-2007-3847 and CVE-2008-0248.
Details:
Microsoft Windows Media Player Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-6401):
A buffer overflow condition in Microsoft Windows Media Player may be used by an attacker to execute code of their choosing on an affected system via a malicious .mp4 file.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this release and are identified as SIDs 13316 through 13320.
Adobe Flash Player Input Validation Error (CVE-2007-6242):
Adobe Flash Player does not correctly validate user input when processing flash animation files. A remote attacker may use these vulnerabilities to execute code on an affected system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this release and are identified as SIDs 13300 and 13301.
Multiple other rule additions have been made to address vulnerabilities described in CVE entries CVE-2008-0236, CVE-2008-0237, CVE-2007-3847 and CVE-2008-0248.
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About the VRT:
The Sourcefire VRT is a group of leading edge intrusion detection and prevention experts working to proactively discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. This team is also supported by the vast resources of the open source Snort community, making it the largest group dedicated to advances in network security industry.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. The Sourcefire 3D System is the first to unify IPS, NBA, NAC and Vulnerability Assessment technologies under the same management console. This ETM approach affords customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 30 awards and accolades. Recently, Sourcefire was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 2H06" report, and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence.
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