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Microsoft Windows Intel Indeo Codec Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

ZDI-09-089: December 8th, 2009

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Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows Media Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the Intel Indeo41 codec which is accessed by various applications through the Video Compression Manager. This codec is registered to handle IV41 streams within a container such as the AVI format. Due to the lack of bounds checking on a specified size within the 'movi' record a heap overflow can occur. If successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code under the context of the user accessing the file.

Vendor Response

Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:

Disclosure Timeline

    2008-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
    2009-12-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered by:
    Anonymous