Microsoft Internet Explorer FTP Server Response Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017642 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017642
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-0217
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 13 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): 5.01, 6, 7
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer in the processing of FTP server responses. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote FTP server can send specially crafted responses to the target user's connected Internet Explorer FTP client to trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Microsoft credits iDefense with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote FTP server can send a server response to execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes as part of a cumulative update for Internet Explorer:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2D83EFCE-E507-4AFF-AB9B-EAF1D0D6320D
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D9E4181A-05F9-4186-BDCA-C95351983844
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D4038DC1-8AF6-4BEA-82B8-EACCFF4CDB28
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D6EEEA2C-785E-4DEF-913E-7F121556554F
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6BCBE07-39C1-4705-A10D-019DA3F997E5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6476A14B-0D00-4F55-A438-E140E9D26849
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C18DB204-0F2C-4DD4-B29C-0938FF1BFD7B
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EE851EFD-2CAF-41CE-A423-E1827DE318DF
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AC084BBB-084D-47AC-BFDA-156E34A63817
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36DAE010-AD1F-4E77-A353-9AFA41F065EA
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=631B590D-98CE-440D-B588-88CC31BB9370
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A05D1E57-6678-4C25-B5E2-98F18BAA454B
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-016.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-016.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control 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: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:48:02 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-016.mspx
CVE-2006-4697
CVE-2007-0219
CVE-2007-0217
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