Microsoft CAPICOM 'CAPICOM.Certificates' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018017 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018017
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-0940
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 8 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 Microsoft CAPICOM. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
The Cryptographic API Component Object Model (CAPICOM) ActiveX control does not properly process user-supplied input. A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will invoke the control and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Microsoft credits Chris Ries of VigilantMinds Inc. with reporting 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:
CAPICOM:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CA930018-4A66-4DA6-A6C5-206DF13AF316
Platform SDK Redistributable: CAPICOM:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CA930018-4A66-4DA6-A6C5-206DF13AF316
BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CA930018-4A66-4DA6-A6C5-206DF13AF316
BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CA930018-4A66-4DA6-A6C5-206DF13AF316
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-028.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-028.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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