Microsoft DirectX MJPEG Video Streaming Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
2008-06-10T00:00:00
ID SMNTC-29581 Type symantec Reporter Symantec Security Response Modified 2008-06-10T00:00:00
Description
Description
Microsoft DirectX is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application that uses DirectX. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. NOTE: Supported editions of Windows Server 2008 are not affected if installed using the Server Core installation option.
Technologies Affected
Avaya Messaging Application Server
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 1.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1
HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
Microsoft DirectX 10.0
Microsoft DirectX 8.1
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 a
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 b
Microsoft DirectX 9.0
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 a
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 c
Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002rp
Nortel Networks CallPilot 200i
Nortel Networks CallPilot 201i
Nortel Networks CallPilot 702t
Nortel Networks CallPilot 703t
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 10.0
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 11.0
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 9.0
Nortel Networks Contact Center - Symposium Agent
Nortel Networks Contact Center - TAPI Server
Nortel Networks Contact Center
Nortel Networks Contact Center Express
Nortel Networks Contact Center Manager Server
Nortel Networks Contact Center NCC
Nortel Networks ENSM - Enterprise NMS 10.4
Nortel Networks ENSM - Enterprise NMS 10.5
Nortel Networks Multimedia Comm MCS5100
Nortel Networks Self Service VoiceXML
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7
Nortel Networks Self-Service CCXML
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 100
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 500
Nortel Networks Self-Service Media Processing Server
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation
Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server
Nortel Networks Self-Service WVADS
Recommendations
Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To limit the potential damage that a successful exploit may achieve, run all nonadministrative software as a regular user with the least amount of privileges required to successfully operate.
Do not accept or execute files from untrusted or unknown sources.
To reduce the likelihood of successful exploits, never handle files that originate from unfamiliar or untrusted sources.
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Web users should be cautious about following links to sites that are provided by unfamiliar or suspicious sources. Filtering HTML from emails may help remove a possible vector for transmitting malicious links to users.
Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Since this issue may be leveraged to execute code, we recommend memory-protection schemes, such as nonexecutable stack/heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments. This tactic may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.
Microsoft has released an advisory along with fixes. Please see the references for details.
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