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February 2005
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-004
ASP.NET Path Validation Vulnerability (887219)
Severity: ImportantVulnerabilities:
- Path Validation Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0847
A canonicalization vulnerability exists in ASP.NET that could allow an attacker to bypass the security of an ASP.NET Web site and gain unauthorized access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take a variety of actions, depending on the specific contents of the website.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-005
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could lead to Buffer Overrun (873352)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- Buffer Overrun in Microsoft Office XP Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0848
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office XP 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.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-006
Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting and Spoofing Attacks (887981)
Severity: ModerateVulnerabilities:
- Cross-site Scripting and Spoofing Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0049
This is a cross-site scripting and spoofing vulnerability. The cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow an attacker to convince a user to run a malicious script. If this malicious script is run, it would execute in the security context of the user. Attempts to exploit this vulnerability require user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker access to any data on the affected systems that was accessible to the individual user. It may also be possible for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability to modify Web browser caches and intermediate proxy server caches, and put spoofed content in those caches.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-007
Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure (888302)
Severity: ImportantVulnerabilities:
- Named Pipe Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0051
This is an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could remotely read the user names for users who have an open connection to an available shared resource.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-008
Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (890047)
Severity: ImportantVulnerabilities:
- Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0053
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. This malicious Web page 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. However, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-009
Vulnerability in PNG Processing Could Lead to Buffer Overrun (890261)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- PNG Processing Vulnerability in Windows Media Player - CAN-2004-1244
A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in Windows Media Player because it does not properly handle PNG files with excessive height. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious PNG 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. - PNG Processing Vulnerability in Windows Messenger - CAN-2004-0597
A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in Windows Messenger because it does not properly handle corrupt or malformed PNG. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-010
Vulnerability in the License Logging Service Could Allow Code Execution (885834)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- License Logging Service Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0050
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the License Logging service that could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to take complete control of the affected system.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-011
Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Remote Code Execution (885250)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- Server Message Block Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0045
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Server Message Block (SMB) that could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerable to take complete control of the affected system.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-012
Vulnerability in OLE and COM Could Allow Remote Code Execution (873333)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- COM Structured Storage Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0047
A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the way that the affected operating systems and programs access shared memory when the process COM structured storage files. This vulnerability could allow a logged on user to take complete control of the system. - Input Validation Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0044
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in OLE because of the way that it handles input validation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious document that could potentially allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. However, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-013
Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Could Allow Code Execution (891781)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- 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.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-014
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867282)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0053
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. This malicious Web page 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. However, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. - URL Decoding Zone Spoofing Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0054
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer because of the way that it handles certain encoded URLs. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious URL. This malicious URL could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site or viewed a malicious e-mail message. The URL could be made to look like a link to another Web site in an attempt to trick a user into clicking it. 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. - DHTML Method Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0055
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer because of the way that it handles certain DHTML methods. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web page. This malicious Web page 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. However, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. - Channel Definition Format (CDF) Cross Domain Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0056
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 viewed by a user. 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.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-015
Vulnerability in Hyperlink Object Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (888113)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- Hyperlink Object Library Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0057
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Hyperlink Object Library. This problem exists because of an unchecked buffer while handling hyperlinks. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious hyperlink which could potentially lead to remote code execution if a user clicks a malicious link within a Web site or e-mail message. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-035
Vulnerability in SMTP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (885881)
Severity: CriticalVulnerabilities:
- SMTP Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0840
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Server 2003 SMTP component because of the way that it handles Domain Name System (DNS) lookups. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by causing the server to process a particular DNS response that could potentially allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. The vulnerability also exists in the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Routing Engine component when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3.
