First published: Tue Jan 10 2012(Updated: )
Unspecified vulnerability in winmm.dll in Windows Multimedia Library in Windows Media Player (WMP) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MIDI file, aka "MIDI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =2005-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 |
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CVE-2012-0003 is considered critical due to its potential for remote code execution.
To mitigate CVE-2012-0003, users should apply the latest security patches provided by Microsoft for affected versions.
CVE-2012-0003 affects Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows Server 2008 SP2.
CVE-2012-0003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted MIDI file.
Disabling Windows Media Player or avoiding handling untrusted MIDI files can serve as a temporary workaround for CVE-2012-0003.