Microsoft Windows 98 Graphics Rendering Engine Buffer Overflow in Processing WMF Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016286 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1016286
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-2376
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 13 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): Windows 98 only
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine on Windows 98. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) image that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Only Windows 98, 98SE, and Me are affected.
Microsoft credits Peter Ferrie of Symantec with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create an image file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix, to be available only from the Windows Update Web site at:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21130
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-026.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-026.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, 13 Jun 2006 11:11:29 -0400
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-026.mspx
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-026.mspx
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