MS.Windows.AVI.File.DoS

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This indicates an attack attempt against a denial-of-service in Microsoft Windows Explorer.
This vulnerability is due to an error when the vulnerable software handles a malformed AVI file. A remote attacker may exploit this to cause the explorer.exe process to crash by persuading a victim to right-click on a specially crafted AVI file.

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Windows Explorer 6.0.2900.2180

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Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

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Refer to the vendor's website for the suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)