Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020674 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020674
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2254, CVE-2008-2255, CVE-2008-2256, CVE-2008-2257, CVE-2008-2258, CVE-2008-2259
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 12 2008
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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, 6 SP1, 7
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). 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 memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks, Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team, Sam Thomas via TippingPoint, and anonymous researcher via TippingPoint reported these vulnerabilities.
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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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1557B93B-ECBA-4F42-B89D-DB0EE067D65B
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AA780735-5928-4C46-89A4-63A814954796
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=69AF2F30-138E-4B15-AB8D-4FCE44CC0BC2
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=69AF2F30-138E-4B15-AB8D-4FCE44CC0BC2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4780B89E-9735-4D3F-8DEF-34E7337FF604
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0617A5DD-DCE9-4DE0-B0A0-CE38EFE13524
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32A63F52-9FE6-48E3-BB4E-7D4DDA5E0A90
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1855997E-A3BE-46B1-A0BC-BB55EB0045FE
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8E2125C7-52CB-4052-82A3-2D3C6A953752
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=39B41E4B-3237-409D-A818-AB0517C5E7CF
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B3C2E2FD-1CB9-491B-937C-053DD59A65BF
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=88A26B76-F7DF-45C9-8ED0-7D3CD71C1987
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=97D0D37D-5D76-4BC3-8CBD-1E3976C82ACF
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13CBA012-DD20-48F9-8E44-E4CB104C4CAD
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EAD919C2-D548-47B7-9CD6-80F991266428
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems* - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4B52FF2F-D2F5-4C20-B6CF-86D86C56B0F8
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems* - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DF9814A6-5BE0-4AC1-A767-A0EAE8D5EE5D
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FFC3CFCB-73FE-4A6D-9595-E9D7A5B3D3F7
* = Core installation is not affected.
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (2008), Windows (Vista), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:35:37 -0400
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838)
CVE-2008-2254
CVE-2008-2255
CVE-2008-2256
CVE-2008-2257
CVE-2008-2258
CVE-2008-2259
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