Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Fonts Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015459 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015459
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-0010
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 10 2006
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 98, 2000 SP4, XP SP2, 2003 SP1; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Windows in the processing of web fonts. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted embedded web fonts that, when viewed by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vulnerability can be exploited via web pages and HTML-based e-mail.
Microsoft credits eEye Digital Security with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system with the privileges of the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DC6C2FE8-3C81-4661-994B-4146775BF590
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6DAEA2AF-3723-4CDF-B5BD-B21AC75B5243
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1990B2CF-AE88-4849-AEAB-3F833969E197
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5FC12654-486F-45BF-8D34-BDF0998869C5
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E39D2E29-8934-4AA1-844D-11EFA57D9CC5
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=80B05C56-5BCE-4262-8142-AF0D8A7BC388
A restart may be required.
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-002.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:12:12 -0500
Subject: Vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts Could Allow Remote Code Execution (908519)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-002.mspx
CVE-2006-0010
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