Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038:
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707)
Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-038.mspx>
Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Patch(es) Replaced: This update replaces the update that is included with
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025. That update is also a cumulative update.
Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 834707 documents the currently known
issues that customers may experience when they install this security update.
The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues. This update
may not include hotfixes that have been released since the release of MS04-004
or MS04-025. Customers who have received hotfixes from Microsoft or from their
support providers since the release of MS04-004 or MS04-025 should review the
FAQ section for this update to determine how this update might affect their
operating systems. This update contains several functionality and security
changes which are documented in the FAQ section for this update.
Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack
4
* Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
* Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft
Windows Millennium Edition (Me) - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for
details about these operating systems.
Affected Components:
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* Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Windows 2000 SP3:
<http://tinyurl.com/5w2j8>
* Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 SP4:
<http://tinyurl.com/52tn7>
* Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Me:
<http://tinyurl.com/6s8f9>
* Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP:
<http://tinyurl.com/3lgxq>
* Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3,
on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, on Microsoft Windows XP, or on
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1:
<http://tinyurl.com/5drps>
* Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service
Pack 6a, on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Service Edition Service
Pack 6, on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft
Windows Me:
<http://tinyurl.com/4hltr>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (64-Bit Edition):
<http://tinyurl.com/6axlt>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003:
<http://tinyurl.com/5se7c>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and Windows XP
64-Bit Edition Version 2003:
<http://tinyurl.com/4w8bb>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
<http://tinyurl.com/6ok3d>
Technical Description:
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* CSS Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0842: A remote code
execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that could allow remote
code execution on an affected system. An attacker could exploit the
vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web Page that could potentially allow
remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site. An attacker who
successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an
affected system. However, significant user interaction is required to exploit
this vulnerability.
* Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Domain Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0727: A
vulnerability in the cross domain security model exists in Internet Explorer
because of the way that Internet Explorer handles navigation methods by
functions that have similar names. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability
by constructing a malicious Web page that could potentially allow remote code
execution if a user visited a malicious Web site. An attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could run malicious script code in the Local
Machine security zone in Internet Explorer or access information in a different
domain. In the worst case, if a user is logged on with administrative
privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could
take complete control of an affected system.
* Install Engine Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0216: Aremote code execution
vulnerability exists in Inseng.dll that could allow remote code execution on an
affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
could take complete control of the affected system.
* Drag and Drop Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0839: A privilege elevation
vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer because of the way that Internet
Explorer handles Drag and Drop events. An attacker could exploit the
vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web page that could potentially allow
an attacker to save a file on the user's system if a user visited a malicious
Web site or viewed a malicious e-mail message. An attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
* Address Bar Spoofing on Double Byte Character Set Systems Vulnerability -
CAN-2004-0844: Aspoofing vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer's processing
of URLs on Double Byte Character Set systems. This vulnerability could result
in an incorrect URL being listed in the Address bar that is not the actual Web
page that is displayed by Internet Explorer.
* Plug-in Navigation Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0843:
Aspoofing vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer's processing of Plug-in
navigations. This vulnerability could result in an incorrect URL being listed
in the Address bar that is not the actual Web page that is appearing in
Internet Explorer.
* Script in Image Tag File Download Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0841: A privilege
elevation vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer process script
in image tags. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a
malicious Web Page that could potentially allow an attacker to save a file on
the user's system if a user visited a malicious Web site or viewed a malicious
e-mail message. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could
take complete control of an affected system. User interaction is required to
exploit this vulnerability.
* SSL Caching Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0845: A spoofing vulnerability exists in
the way that Internet Explorer validates cached content from SSL protected Web
sites. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to run script of their choice
on security-enhanced Web sites.
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Russ - Senior Scientist - TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor
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