Microsoft OLE Automation Memory Corruption Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018560 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018560
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-2224
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Aug 15 2007
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Original Entry Date: Aug 14 2007
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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
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft OLE Automation. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. Visual Basic is affected. Office for Mac is affected.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error in the object linking and embedding (OLE) automation protocol implementation and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Office 2004 for Mac is affected.
Visual Basic 6 is affected.
The vendor was notified on May 17, 2006.
Zero Day Initiative and iDefense separately 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=5c35b6e8-732a-4451-b5d4-23ed63e6e792
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6e8de050-8589-4831-ae19-075c93509485
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b85bb583-dc61-4d37-b458-208f5bb07ece
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=15d4d4fa-9bab-4da5-978e-f89c78c8086a
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6608d722-3ef8-4085-b771-7b17bb0ba06e
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=fc04451a-0696-4a21-b2b6-f02d4e2c33bf
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 (KB924053):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E1646FB0-29D5-4A6E-A8D2-304C4D7735B7
Office 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx#Office2004
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-043.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-043.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control 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, 14 Aug 2007 13:17:02 -0400
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-043 - Critical: Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-043.mspx
CVE-2007-2224
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