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Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981997)

🗓️ 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Movie Maker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981997

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900248");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-08-11 15:08:29 +0200 (Wed, 11 Aug 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2564");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981997)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/38931/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981997");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-050");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
  code with the privileges of the user running the application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Movie Maker 2.1 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The application fails to perform adequate boundary checks when parsing
  strings in imported project files (.MSWMM), which leads to buffer overflow.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS10-050.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, winVista:3) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

## MS10-050 Hotfix check
if(hotfix_missing(name:"981997") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

if(!registry_key_exists(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\moviemk.exe")){
  exit(0);
}

moviemkPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", item:"ProgramFilesDir");
if(!moviemkPath){
  exit(0);
}

moviemkPath = moviemkPath + "\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe";

share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:moviemkPath);
file = ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1", string:moviemkPath);

moviemkVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);
if(!moviemkVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
  SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
  if("Service Pack 3" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_in_range(version:moviemkVer, test_version:"2.1", test_version2:"2.1.4027.0")) {
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:moviemkVer, vulnerable_range:"2.1 - 2.1.4027.0", install_path:moviemkPath);
      security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    }
    exit(0);
  }
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3) > 0)
{
  SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinVista/ServicePack");
  if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_is_less(version:moviemkVer, test_version:"6.0.6001.18494")) {
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:moviemkVer, fixed_version:"6.0.6001.18494", install_path:moviemkPath);
      security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    }
     exit(0);
  }

  if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
  {
      if(version_is_less(version:moviemkVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18273")) {
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:moviemkVer, fixed_version:"6.0.6002.18273", install_path:moviemkPath);
      security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    }
     exit(0);
  }
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.22588
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