National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-1327

Overview

Buffer overflow in the Windows Shell function in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .MP3 or .WMA audio file with a corrupt custom attribute, aka "Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Enable System Compromise."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#591890

Name: VU#591890

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/591890

CERT/CC Advisory: CA-2002-37

Name: CA-2002-37

Hyperlink:http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-37.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS02-072

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-072.asp

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20021219 Foundstone Research Labs Advisory - Exploitable Windows XP Media Files

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104025849109384&w=2

External Source: XF

Name: winxp-windows-shell-bo(10892)

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/10892

External Source: BID

Name: 6427

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6427