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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS09-038 Vulnerabilities in Windows Media File Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971557) Microsoft Windows Critical 12-08-2009

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Windows Media file processing. Either vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted AVI file.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Windows handles specially crafted AVI format files. This vulnerability could allow code execution if a user opened a specially crafted AVI file. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS09-038

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 3