Saturday, September 18, 2010

MPEG-4 Codec: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Users of MPEG-4 Codec please be advised of a Remote Code Execution vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

Amplify’d from www.criticalwatch.com
MS10-062: Vulnerability in MPEG-4 Codec Could Allow Remote Code Execution
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in MPEG-4 codec. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted media file or receives specially crafted streaming content from a Web site or any application that delivers Web content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. 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.
Read more at www.criticalwatch.com
 

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