MS.Media.Player.DVRMS.Memory.Corruption

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This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
The vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption error when parsing a malformed DVR-MS file. An attacker may be able to use a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

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Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1

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System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems

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Refer to the vendor's web site for a suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms11-092.mspx

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)