SB2022030821 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows Media Center Update



SB2022030821 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows Media Center Update

Published: March 8, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022030821
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21973)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows Media Center Update. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.