Microsoft XML Core Services ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017157
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017157
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5745
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Nov 14 2006
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Original Entry Date: Nov 4 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Version(s): 2000 SP4, XP SP2, 2003 SP1; and prior service packs
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft XML Core Services. 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 flaw in the XMLHTTP 4.0 or 6.0
ActiveX Controls and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
This
vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Microsoft credits Robert Freeman of ISS and Dror Shalev and Moti Jospeh of Checkpoint
with reporting 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:
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows (all versions):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=24B7D141-6CDF-4FC4-A91B-6F18FE6921D4
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows (all versions):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.a
spx?FamilyId=9AE7F4E9-8228-4098-AF71-49C35684C17E
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bullet
in/ms06-071.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-071.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 00:42:47 -0500
Subject: Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927892.mspx
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