Microsoft IE Buffer Overflow in Processing Cascading Style Sheets Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1011639 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1011639
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CVE Reference:
CAN-2004-0842
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 12 2004
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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 Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 5.01, 5.5, 6
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Description:
A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
Phuong Nguyen reported that a cascading style sheet (CSS) that contains certain character combinations (e.g., "<STYLE>@;/*") can cause IE to crash.
Microsoft reported that a remote user can create a specially crafted CSS that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
This can be exploited via a web page or HTML-based e-mail.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.ecqurity.com/adv/IEstyle.html
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target user's system with the privileges of the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Windows 2000 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2D8E8E97-4946-4994-924B-1FB1DC1881BA&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=72DBE239-AF0A-42B5-B88C-A00371F6EC81&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Me:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BE27F77C-3C2D-45F1-86DF-2B71799DA169&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A89CFBE8-C299-415D-A9D6-7CC6429C547D&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, on Microsoft Windows XP, or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7C1404E6-F5D4-4FED-9573-DD83F2DFF074&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a, on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Service Edition Service Pack 6, on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Windows Me:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DE8D94C4-7F58-4CE7-B8BD-51CFD795B03E&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (64-Bit Edition):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C05103E8-4402-4D54-BA03-FBBC24142E4D&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=19E69E5F-9C98-49AD-A61F-4F82A4014412&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=566C2A05-2513-4E30-A3EA-87D4BF7F9730&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CF47B515-3F51-43E1-9246-2C2264C49E2E&displaylang=en
These patches require a system restart.
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary 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, 12 Oct 2004 13:39:52 -0400
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx
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MS04-038
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx
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