Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-013:
Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (891781)
Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-013.mspx>
Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Patch(es) Replaced: None
Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 891781 documents the currently known
issues that customers may experience when they install this security update.
The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues. For more
information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 891781.
Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack
4
<http://tinyurl.com/5z3qp>
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
<http://tinyurl.com/47bg7>
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
<http://tinyurl.com/5wn89>
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
<http://tinyurl.com/3m3mr>
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003
<http://tinyurl.com/5efet>
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems 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. Windows Server 2003 (all versions)
<http://tinyurl.com/3m3mr>
Technical Description:
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* DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Cross Domain Vulnerability -
CAN-2004-1319: A cross-domain vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Dynamic
HTML (DHTML) Editing Component ActiveX control that could allow information
disclosure or 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 that page. An
attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete
control of an affected system.
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Russ - Senior Scientist - TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor
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