| CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS08-033 | Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951698) | Microsoft Windows | Critical | 11-06-2008 |
Technical Information
Brief overview of the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows MJPEG Codec handles MJPEG streams in AVI or ASF files.
Detailed Information on the risk:
An attacker who successfully exploited either of these vulnerabilities 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 : MS08-033
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 7.0Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 8.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 9.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 9.0b
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 Edition