Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw.

Microsoft Media Foundation contains an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an attacker to eventually remotely execute code on the victim machine. Media Foundation is a COM-based multimedia framework on most versions of Microsoft Windows that assists with many audio and video operations. An attacker must convince the user to open a specially crafted QuickTime file to trigger this vulnerability. Microsoft disclosed and patched this bug as part of their monthly security update Tuesday. For more on their updates, read the full blog here.

In accordance with our coordinated disclosure policy, Cisco Talos worked with Microsoft to ensure that these issues are resolved and that an update is available for affected customers.

Vulnerability details Microsoft Media Foundation CQTMetadataKeysAtom GetKeyForIndex information disclosure vulnerability (TALOS-2020-1012/CVE-2020-0939)

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the CQTMetadataKeysAtom GetKeyForIndex functionality of Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Media Foundation 10.0.18362.476. A specially crafted malformed file can cause the disclosure of sensitive information, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Read the complete vulnerability advisory here for additional information.

Versions tested Talos tested and confirmed that Microsoft Media Foundation, version 10.0.18362.476 and Windows Media Player, version 12.0.18362.449 are affected by this vulnerability.

Coverage The following SNORTⓇ rules will detect exploitation attempts. Note that additional rules may be released at a future date and current rules are subject to change pending additional vulnerability information. For the most current rule information, please refer to your Firepower Management Center or Snort.org.

Snort Rules: 53093, 53094