Windows Mail Bug in Parsing NNTP Responses Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018785 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018785
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-3897
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 9 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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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Windows Mail. 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 an error in the processing of NNTP responses and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Greg MacManus of VeriSign iDefense Labs reported 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:
Windows Mail:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b6ac8d93-adc3-4ec3-bad1-4990bd7d52b4
Windows Mail:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=34aaf9dd-4d63-43e2-b631-bbf492d56a26
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-056.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-056.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Vista)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:16:32 -0400
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-056 - Critical: Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (941202)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-056.mspx
CVE-2007-3897
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