Signature Detail

HTTP: Malformed MPEG-4 Video File

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Windows MPEG-4. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Microsoft MPEG-4 codec is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a malicious file or view a web page containing a malicious file. A successful exploit will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged-in user.

Affected Products

• Microsoft windows_server_2003 SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_datacenter_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_datacenter_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_enterprise_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_standard_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2003_web_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_datacenter_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_datacenter_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_enterprise_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_enterprise_edition
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_for_32-bit_systems SP2
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_for_32-bit_systems
• Microsoft windows_server_2008_standard_edition
• Microsoft windows_vista Enterprise
• Microsoft windows_vista Enterprise SP1
• Microsoft windows_vista Enterprise SP2
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Basic
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Basic SP1
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Basic SP2
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Premium
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Premium SP1
• Microsoft windows_vista Home Premium SP2
• Microsoft windows_vista SP1
• Microsoft windows_vista SP2
• Microsoft windows_vista Ultimate
• Microsoft windows_vista Ultimate SP1
• Microsoft windows_vista Ultimate SP2
• Microsoft windows_xp_home SP1
• Microsoft windows_xp_home SP2
• Microsoft windows_xp_home SP3
• Microsoft windows_xp_home
• Microsoft windows_xp_media_center_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_xp_media_center_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_xp_media_center_edition SP3
• Microsoft windows_xp_media_center_edition
• Microsoft windows_xp_professional SP1
• Microsoft windows_xp_professional SP2
• Microsoft windows_xp_professional SP3
• Microsoft windows_xp_professional
• Microsoft windows_xp_tablet_pc_edition SP1
• Microsoft windows_xp_tablet_pc_edition SP2
• Microsoft windows_xp_tablet_pc_edition SP3
• Microsoft windows_xp_tablet_pc_edition

References

• BugTraq: 43039
• CVE: CVE-2010-0818