Microsoft Outlook Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1024439 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1024439
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-2728
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 14 2010
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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): 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Outlook. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted e-mail message that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Configurations where Outlook connects to an Exchange Server in Online Mode are affected.
Configurations where Outlook connects to an Exchange Server in the Cached Exchange Mode are not affected.
Dyon Balding of Secunia reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create an e-mail message 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 Office XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Outlook 2002 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d5e85841-9dea-4776-9e0e-3cd272066f37
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Outlook 2003 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ec8ed81e-05d0-4c20-b5fb-ebc72230a8bd
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6009d507-135c-4ce8-a830-925134f214dc
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-064.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-064.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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