Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Windows Media DRM ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX controls against Microsoft Windows Media DRM. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.

Extended Description

Microsoft Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM) ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it 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 application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed exploit attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Windows Media DRM

References

• BugTraq: 26630
• URL: http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln26630.html