Detections
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MS03-030: DirectX MIDI Overflow (819696)
high Nessus Plugin ID 11803
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through DirectX.Description
The remote host is running a version of Windows with a version of DirectX that is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack involving the module that handles MIDI files.To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to craft a rogue MIDI file and send it to a user of this computer. When the user attempts to read the file, it will trigger the buffer overflow condition and the attacker may gain a shell on this host.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for DirectX.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-030
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 11803
File Name: smb_nt_ms03-030.nasl
Version: 1.51
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/23/2003
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:directx
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2003
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0346
BID: 8262