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Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:23:19 +0530
From: "Rahul Mohandas" <rahulmohandas1@...il.com>
To: "pdp \(architect\)" <pdp.gnucitizen@...glemail.com>,
	"Memisyazici, Aras" <arasm@...edu>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: security notice: Backdooring Windows Media
	Files

Could someone send me the POC's please if you have a local copy. 
Gnucitizen.org is not accessible for me.

Thanks


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pdp (architect)" <pdp.gnucitizen@...glemail.com>
To: "Memisyazici, Aras" <arasm@...edu>
Cc: <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>; <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: security notice: Backdooring Windows Media Files


> yes, of course :) but u are running Windows Media Player 11 which is
> not the default one for Windows XP SP2. Moreover, this Media Player
> edition is not slipped through any software update either. Therefore,
> if you are not a Media Player fan, you will never get this version on
> a fully patched XP SP2 machine. I tend to use iTunes on XP SP2, so yes
> I am vulnerable.
>
> On 9/18/07, Memisyazici, Aras <arasm@...edu> wrote:
>> Hi pdp!
>>
>> Great admirer of your work :) I just wanted to inform you that I have
>> tested your claim, on a fully patched/updated Win XP SP2 system with an
>> admin account logged in, and was warned sufficiently(asked whether I
>> wanted to play asx files, then asked if I was sure by Media Player, then
>> pop-up was blocked by IE), while the page you tried to produce was
>> blocked via IE's pop-up blocker.
>>
>> You can see/confirm this by viewing these screenshots:
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/34xpcz
>> (http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z159/vtknightmare/noworkie1.png )
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/34jx5v
>> (http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z159/vtknightmare/noworkie2.png )
>>
>> This was tested on a plain/manila/vanilla version of XP SP2. All I did
>> was update/upgrade to latest available from M$ Update.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Aras Memisyazici
>> IT/Security/Dev. Specialist
>>
>> Outreach Information Services
>> Virginia Tech
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pdp (architect) [mailto:pdp.gnucitizen@...glemail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:58 AM
>> To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com; full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
>> Subject: security notice: Backdooring Windows Media Files
>>
>> http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-windows-media-files
>>
>> It is very easy to put some HTML inside files supported by Window
>> Media Player. The interesting thing is that these HTML pages run in
>> less restrictive IE environment. I found that a fully patched windows
>> XP SP2 with IE6 or IE7 and Windows Media Player 9 (default) will open
>> any page of your choice in IE even if your default browser is Firefox,
>> Opera or anything else you have in place. It means that even if you
>> are running Firefox and you think that you are secure, by simply
>> opening a media file, you expose yourself to all IE vulnerabilities
>> there might be. Plus, attackers can perform very very interesting
>> phishing attacks. I prepared a simple POC which spawns a browser
>> window in full screen mode... Think about how easy it is going to be
>> to fake the windows logout - login sequence and phish unaware users'
>> credentials
>>
>> http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/backdooring-windows-media-files/poc02
>> .asx
>>
>> On the other hand Media Player 11 (Vista by default) is not exposed to
>> these attacks.
>>
>> --
>> pdp (architect) | petko d. petkov
>> http://www.gnucitizen.org
>>
>
>
> -- 
> pdp (architect) | petko d. petkov
> http://www.gnucitizen.org 

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