MS.Windows.AVI.File.DoS
Description
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.
Affected Products
Windows Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Refer to the vendor's website for the suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |