CVE-2009-1538: Input Validation
First published: Wed Jul 15 2009(Updated: )
The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 performs updates to pointers without properly validating unspecified data values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, aka "DirectX Pointer Validation Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft DirectX | =7.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =8.1 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =9.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35600
- http://osvdb.org/55844
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1886
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5963
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-028
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