Malformed Embedded Windows Media Player 7 "OCX Attachment" Vulnerability

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Malformed Embedded Windows Media Player 7 "OCX Attachment"
Vulnerability

USSR Advisory Code: USSR-2000053

Public Disclosure Date:

September 26, 2000

Vendors Affected:

Microsoft Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com

Systems Affected:

Outlook 2000
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7

Problem:

The USSR Team has found a problem in the Windows Media Player 7
ActiveX control, which could be used in a denial of service attack
against RTF-enabled e-mail clients such as Outlook 2000 and Outlook
Express.

If the affected control were programmatically embedded into an RTF
mail and then sent to another user, the user's mail client would
fail when he closed/moved the mail.

Note:

We take no responsibility for this code. It is for educational
purposes only.

Exploit:

Malformed WMP Embedded RTF/Email Spawner.

Windows Console Version:
http://www.ussrback.com/wmp/wmpoutlook.exe

Windows Console Version Source:
http://www.ussrback.com/wmp/wmpoutlook.zip

Data of Vendor Notification:

08-19-2000

Status:

More Information:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-068.asp

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-068: Frequently Asked Questions,
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-068.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/default.asp

Fix:

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=24421

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