Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038:
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896727)
Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-038.mspx>
Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Tuesday, August 09, 2005
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 MS05-025. That update is also a cumulative update.
This update also replaces the update that is included with Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS05-037.
Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 896727 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 896727. This update does
include hotfixes that have been released since the release of MS04-004 or
MS04-025, but they will only be installed on systems that need them. Customers
who have received hotfixes from Microsoft or from their support providers since
the release of MS04-004 or MS04-025 should review the 'I have received a hotfix
from Microsoft or my support provider since the release of MS04-004. Is that
hotfix included in this security update?' question in the FAQ section of this
bulletin to determine how you can make sure that the necessary hotfixes are
installed. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 896727 also documents this in more
detail.
Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-based Systems
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 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.
* Windows Server 2003 (all versions)
Affected Components:
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* Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
<http://tinyurl.com/d7t5s>
* Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
<http://tinyurl.com/8qwpn>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
<http://tinyurl.com/ajbhp>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1
<http://tinyurl.com/73x53>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based
Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
<http://tinyurl.com/aknm7>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
<http://tinyurl.com/8sbu5>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition -
Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about this version.
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft
Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition - Review the FAQ
section of this bulletin for details about this version.
<http://tinyurl.com/cd2e9>
Technical Description:
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* JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1988 A remote
code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer because of the way
that it handles JPEG images. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by
constructing a malicious JPEG image that could potentially allow remote code
execution 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.
* Web Folder Behaviors Cross-Domain Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1989: A
cross-domain vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 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.
The malicious Web page could potentially allow remote code execution if it is
viewed by a user. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
could take complete control of an affected system. However, significant user
interaction and social engineering is required to exploit this vulnerability.
* COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1990: A
remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Internet Explorer
instantiates COM Objects that are not intended to be used in Internet Explorer.
An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web
page that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited the
malicious Web site. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
could take complete control of an affected system.
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Cheers,
Russ Cooper - Senior Scientist - Cybertrust/NTBugtraq Editor
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NTBugtraq Editor's Note:
Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an
Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a
message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who
did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble
their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first
place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for
your AV, or at least that the idea is considered.
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