Microsoft Windows Media Player Bitmap Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Media Player Bitmap Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Media Player is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability.

The vulnerability arises when the application handles a skin file containing a specially crafted bitmap image. This issue can also be triggered by just supplying a malicious bitmap to the application. Note, however, that Windows Media Player is not the default handler for bitmap files.

A successful attack can corrupt process memory and result in arbitrary code execution. This may facilitate a remote compromise in the context of the vulnerable user.