Advisory Details

July 9th, 2014

(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Windows DirectShow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-2780
CVSS SCORE	4.4, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	DirectShow
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Stretch object. The issue lies in the failure to properly sanitize user-supplied data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges and execute code under the context of the current user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS14-041.aspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-03-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-07-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	VUPEN

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