Title: Microsoft IE Yamaha MidiPlug Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
There is a buffer overflow in the MidiPlug that may allow arbitrary code to be executed on the local host. This overflow occurs if a long "Text" variable is specified within an EMBED tag in a web page. Instructions in the text variable may be executed when a user visits the malicious web page.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Yamaha MidiPlug 1.1.0b-j
References:
- Shadow Penguin Security: Penguin Toolbox #51
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