Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020016 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020016
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-1437, CVE-2008-1438
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 13 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when received by the target system and scanned by the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, will cause the engine to crash and restart [CVE-2008-1437]. A remote user can also cause the engine to consume excessive disk space, crash, and restart [CVE-2008-1438].
The following products are affected:
Windows Live OneCare
Microsoft Antigen for Exchange
Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateway
Microsoft Windows Defender
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
Standalone System Sweeper located in Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.0
SoWhat of Nevis Labs reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the scanning engine to stop responding and then automatically restart.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued fixes for the affected products (most of which are available automatically).
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-029.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-029.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:35:51 -0400
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-029 Moderate: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Denial of Service (952044)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-029.mspx
CVE-2008-1437
CVE-2008-1438
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