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I. FRONT AND CENTER
1. Time for a new certification
2. 0wning Vista from the boot
II. MICROSOFT VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
1. BitsCast PubDate Element Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
2. Media Player Classic .MPA Div-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
3. DeWizardX ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
4. Caucho Resin Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
5. PrecisionID Barcode PrecisionID_DataMatrix.DLL ActiveX Control Denial
of Service Vulnerability
6. ID Automation Linear Barcode IDAutomationLinear6.DLL ActiveX Control
Denial of Service Vulnerability
7. CommuniGate Pro Web Mail HTML Injection Vulnerability
8. yEnc32 Decoder Overly Long Filename Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
9. VooDoo CIrcle Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
10. NetWin WebMail Unspecified Vulnerability
11. Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Remote Security Restriction
Bypass Vulnerability
12. IBM DB2 Universal Database JDBC Applet Server Unspecified Code
Execution Vulnerability
13. Symantec PCAnywhere User Credential Local Information Disclosure
Vulnerability
14. Microsoft Word RTF Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
15. Microsoft Windows Media Server MDSAuth.DLL ActiveX Control Remote
Code Execution Vulnerability
16. Microsoft Office Malformed Drawing Object Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
17. Microsoft Exchange IMAP Command Processing Remote Denial of Service
Vulnerability
18. Microsoft Exchange Base64 MIME Message Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
19. Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service
Vulnerability
20. Microsoft Outlook Web Access Remote Script Injection Vulnerability
21. Microsoft Word Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
22. Microsoft Capicom ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
23. Microsoft Excel Filter Records Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
24. Microsoft Excel Set Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
25. Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Script Errors Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
26. Microsoft Internet Explorer Object Handling Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
27. Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Script Errors Variant
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
28. Microsoft Internet Explorer Property Method Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
29. Microsoft Excel BIFF Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
30. Research In Motion Blackberry TeamOn Import Object ActiveX Control
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
III. MICROSOFT FOCUS LIST SUMMARY
1. SecurityFocus Microsoft Newsletter #341
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V. SPONSOR INFORMATION
I. FRONT AND CENTER
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1. Time for a new certification
By Don Parker
I wrote a column for Securityfocus some time ago that aired my concerns over
GIAC dropping the practical portion of their certification process. That column
resulted in a lot of feedback, with most agreeing about how GIAC bungled what
was up till then, the best certification around.
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/443
2. 0wning Vista from the boot
By Federico Biancuzzi
Federico Biancuzzi interviews Nitin and Vipin Kumar, authors of VBootkit, a rootkit that
is able to load from Windows Vista boot-sectors. They discuss the "features" of
their code, the support of the various versions of Vista, the possibility to place it
inside the BIOS (it needs around 1500 bytes), and the chance to use it to bypass Vista's
product activation or avoid DRM.
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/442
II. MICROSOFT VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
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1. BitsCast PubDate Element Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23993
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-15
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23993
Summary:
BitsCast is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails
to adequately sanitize user-supplied input contained in RSS feeds.
An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, effectively
denying service.
BitsCast 0.13.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
2. Media Player Classic .MPA Div-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23991
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-15
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23991
Summary:
Media Player Classic is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when
processing a malformed MPA file.
A remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application,
denying service to legitimate users.
This issue affects Media Player Classic 6.4.9.0; other versions may also be
affected.
3. DeWizardX ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23986
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-15
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23986
Summary:
The DeWizardX ActiveX control is prone to an arbitrary-file-overwrite
vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected
computer. Successful attacks may aid in further attacks against the computer.
Failed attempts will likely cause denial-of-service
conditions.
4. Caucho Resin Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
BugTraq ID: 23985
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-15
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23985
Summary:
Caucho Resin is prone to multiple information-disclosure vulnerabilities
because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied data.
Attackers can exploit these issues to access potentially sensitive data that
may aid in further attacks.
Resin 3.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: According to the application's 3.1.1 change log, these issues affect the
server only when installed on Microsoft Windows.
5. PrecisionID Barcode PrecisionID_DataMatrix.DLL ActiveX Control Denial of
Service Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23957
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-13
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23957
Summary:
PrecisionID Barcode ActiveX control is prone to a denial-of-service
vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate checks on user-supplied
input data.
Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the browsers of unsuspecting users,
resulting in a denial of service. Remote code execution may also be possible,
but has not been confirmed.
PrecisionID Barcode ActiveX control 1.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also
be affected.
6. ID Automation Linear Barcode IDAutomationLinear6.DLL ActiveX Control Denial
of Service Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23954
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-13
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23954
Summary:
ID Automation Linear Barcode ActiveX Control is prone to a denial-of-service
vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate checks on user-supplied
input data.
Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the browsers of unsuspecting users,
resulting in a denial of service. Remote code execution may also be possible,
but has not been confirmed.
ID Automation Linear Barcode ActiveX Control version 1.6.0.5 is vulnerable;
other versions may also be affected.
7. CommuniGate Pro Web Mail HTML Injection Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23950
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-12
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23950
Summary:
CommuniGate Pro is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to
sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.
Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to execute HTML and script code in
the context of the affected site, to steal cookie-based authentication
credentials, or to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks
are also possible.
CommuniGate Pro 5.1.8 and earlier versions are vulnerable to this issue.
Note that this issue is present only when using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
8. yEnc32 Decoder Overly Long Filename Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23948
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-12
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23948
Summary:
yEnc32 Decoder is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow issue because it fails
to properly check boundaries on user-supplied data before copying it into an
insufficiently sized memory buffer.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the user running the application. Failed exploit
attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions.
yEnc32 Decoder 1.0.7.207 is vulnerable.
9. VooDoo CIrcle Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
BugTraq ID: 23929
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-11
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23929
Summary:
VooDoo cIRCle is prone to multiple remote vulnerabilities, including multiple
denial-of-service issues and a buffer-overflow issue.
An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code within the
context of the affected application or cause the application to crash, denying
service to legitimate users.
These issues affect VooDoo cIRCle 1.1beta26 and prior versions.
10. NetWin WebMail Unspecified Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23908
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-09
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23908
Summary:
NetWin Webmail is prone to an unspecified vulnerability.
Few technical details are currently available. We will update this BID as more
information emerges.
Webmail versions prior to 3.1s-4 are vulnerable. NetWin SurgeMail versions
prior to 3.8i3 are also affected because they are bundled with vulnerable
Webmail packages.
11. Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Remote Security Restriction Bypass
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23899
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-09
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23899
Summary:
Microsoft Windows Terminal Services is prone to a remote security-restriction
bypass vulnerability because the server software fails to properly enforce
encryption requirements.
Users can connect to affected servers; no encryption is required. Attackers can
thus bypass security requirements configured by administrators and perform
man-in-the-middle attacks or eavesdrop on RDP sessions.
This issue affects Terminal Services installed on Windows 2003 Server; other
versions may also be affected.
12. IBM DB2 Universal Database JDBC Applet Server Unspecified Code Execution
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23890
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23890
Summary:
IBM DB2 Universal Database is prone to an unspecified remote code-execution
vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of
the user running the application. Successful attacks can result in the
compromise of the application or can cause denial-of-service conditions.
Few technical details are currently available. We will update this BID as more
information emerges.
13. Symantec PCAnywhere User Credential Local Information Disclosure
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23875
Remote: No
Date Published: 2007-05-09
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23875
Summary:
Symantec pcAnywhere is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability.
A local attacker may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information
that may lead to further attacks.
14. Microsoft Word RTF Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23836
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23836
Summary:
Microsoft Word is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker could exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a malicious
Word file. Successfully exploiting this issue would allow the attacker to
execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user.
15. Microsoft Windows Media Server MDSAuth.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23827
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23827
Summary:
The Microsoft Windows Media Server ActiveX control is prone to a remote
code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a
maliciously crafted HTML document.
Successful exploits will allow attackers to overwrite certain files to execute
arbitrary code. This will result in a complete compromise of affected
computers. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service
conditions.
16. Microsoft Office Malformed Drawing Object Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23826
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23826
Summary:
Microsoft Office is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a victim into opening a
malicious Office file.
Successful exploits will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the
context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely
result in denial-of-service conditions.
17. Microsoft Exchange IMAP Command Processing Remote Denial of Service
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23810
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23810
Summary:
Microsoft Exchange is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because
it fails to properly handle specially crafted IMAP commands.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause targeted
Exchange servers' mail service to stop responding, thus denying further email
service for legitimate users. To recover from the denial-of-service condition,
administrators must restart the IIS Admin Service service.
18. Microsoft Exchange Base64 MIME Message Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23809
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23809
Summary:
Microsoft Exchange is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because
the application fails to properly decode specially crafted email messages.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the vulnerable application, which may lead to a complete
compromise of affected computers.
19. Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23808
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23808
Summary:
Microsoft Exchange is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because
it fails to properly handle unexpected iCal message content.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause targeted
Exchange servers to stop responding to further requests for sending, receiving,
or accessing email. As a result, denial-of-service conditions occur for
legitimate users of affected servers. A denial-of-service condition will
persist until an administrator restarts the Microsoft Exchange Information
Store service.
20. Microsoft Outlook Web Access Remote Script Injection Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23806
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23806
Summary:
Microsoft Outlook Web Access is prone to a script-injection vulnerability
because the application fails to properly handle specially crafted email
attachments.
To exploit this issue, attackers must send specially crafted files through
email messages to users of the affected application. When users open the file,
attacker-supplied script code will be executed in the context of the affected
website.
Successful exploits allow attackers to access Outlook Web Access sessions with
the privileges of the targeted user. As a result, attackers may be able to
obtain sensitive information and send, modify, or delete email; other attacks
are also possible.
21. Microsoft Word Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23804
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23804
Summary:
Microsoft Word is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker could exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a malicious
Word file. Successfully exploiting this issue would allow the attacker to
execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user.
22. Microsoft Capicom ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23782
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23782
Summary:
The Microsoft CAPICOM ActiveX control is prone to a remote code-execution
vulnerability.
An attacker could exploit this issue to execute code in the context of the user
visiting a malicious web page.
23. Microsoft Excel Filter Records Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23780
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23780
Summary:
Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of
a victim user running the application. A successful exploit will result in the
compromise of the application and may aid in further attacks.
24. Microsoft Excel Set Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23779
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23779
Summary:
Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of
a victim user running the application. A successful exploit will result in the
compromise of the application and may aid in further attacks.
25. Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Script Errors Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23772
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23772
Summary:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
This vulnerability is related to how the browser handles script errors in
certain situations. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the user running the affected browser.
This issue affects Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows XP SP2, Windows
Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and on Windows Vista.
26. Microsoft Internet Explorer Object Handling Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23771
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23771
Summary:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
This vulnerability is related to how the browser handles uninitialized or
deleted objects. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code
in the context of the user running the affected browser.
27. Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Script Errors Variant Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23770
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23770
Summary:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
This vulnerability is related to how the browser handles script errors in
certain situations. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the user running the affected browser.
This issue affects Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows XP SP2, Windows
Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and on Windows Vista.
Microsoft states that this vulnerability is a variant of the issue discussed in
BID 23772 (Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Script Errors Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability).
28. Microsoft Internet Explorer Property Method Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23769
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23769
Summary:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to remote code-execution vulnerability.
A remote attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the
context of the user running the vulnerable application.
29. Microsoft Excel BIFF Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23760
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23760
Summary:
Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of
a victim user running the application. A successful exploit will result in the
compromise of the application and may aid in further attacks.
30. Research In Motion Blackberry TeamOn Import Object ActiveX Control Buffer
Overflow Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 23331
Remote: Yes
Date Published: 2007-05-08
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23331
Summary:
The Blackberry TeamOn Import Object ActiveX control is prone to a
buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly
bounds-check user-supplied input before using it in an insufficiently sized
buffer.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary machine-code on a
vulnerable computer in the context of the victim running the affected
application.
III. MICROSOFT FOCUS LIST SUMMARY
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