Windows Heap Overflow in Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019373 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019373
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-0065
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 12 2008
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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): 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2, Vista; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Windows in the Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation function. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Visual Basic 2006 SP6 are also affected.
Ryan Smith and Alex Wheeler of IBM ISS X-Force reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML 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 the following fixes:
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=93b3d0a3-2091-405e-8dd4-10f20dc2be7f
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5c331a3a-93e0-42e4-9cd1-4e32ebdda38d
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e0a15967-7184-4194-8edb-81760e440604
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=cfa0d5c6-a9b0-4c5c-a651-898e9f900799
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=a08e87dc-993b-493b-8af3-be6e98643aeb
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5a88522b-ee30-4deb-878b-598e852fd60e
Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c67ec357-0f86-4f7d-9af0-d63d8b765f44
Windows Vista x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9137108f-e80b-46f1-b547-82da8fb058bf
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36B00C58-192D-488C-A069-730C69F0B6B0
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C96420A9-7436-4625-9649-75F1514B0FE3
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-008.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-008.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, 12 Feb 2008 13:22:00 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008 Critical: Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947890)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-008.mspx
CVE-2007-0065
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