Rule Category

FILE-MULTIMEDIA -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in multimedia files (mp3, movies, wmv, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-MULTIMEDIA Microsoft Windows mp3 file malformed ID3 APIC header code execution attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an MP3 file is detected containing ID3 metadata which exploits a vulnerability in WMVCore component of Windows. Impact: Arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user Details: Ease of Attack: Simple

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2009-2499
Loading description