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CVE-2012-0003

Unspecified vulnerability in winmm.dll in Windows Multimedia Library in Windows Media Player (WMP) in Microsoft Windows

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.".

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.88008
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 7all versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
remoteMicrosoft Windows - midiOutPlayNextPolyEvent Heap Overflow (MS12-004) (Metasploit)verified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET WEB_CLIENT Microsoft Windows Media component specific exploitattempted-user
et-openET WEB_CLIENT Likely MS12-004 midiOutPlayNextPolyEvent Heap Overflow Midi Filename Requested baby.midtrojan-activity
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Jan 2012 · 09:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/47485
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51292
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026492
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14337
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