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TITLE:
Microsoft DirectShow MJPEG Decompression Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34665

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34665/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft DirectX, which can be
exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when decompressing MJPEG
content and can be exploited via a specially crafted MJPEG file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- DirectX 8.1 --

Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0ec5b7c7-13d3-467a-b24e-3cc6fb47adf6


-- DirectX 9.0 --

Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8b98ed5c-a3ab-45a7-a61e-349eae304bc6

Windows XP SP2/SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=feb5d821-f210-40e8-b1aa-2ca3170df8df

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f1be8b7c-4874-4342-99b3-76ff725fbb9a

Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c1b4cd76-1dd6-43fa-bb9a-20c428985bfd

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f0e1e1db-94a5-451c-ab11-6b431fa065f1

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8f36c215-fa8a-40c2-b680-6b1fece03b8d

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Piotr Bania, Kryptos Logic.

CHANGELOG:
MS09-011 (KB961373):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-011.mspx

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