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TITLE:
Microsoft Jet Database Engine Database File Parsing Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14896

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14896/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2275/
Microsoft Access 2000
http://secunia.com/product/36/
Microsoft Access 2002
http://secunia.com/product/35/
Microsoft Access 2003
http://secunia.com/product/4904/
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2276/
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2277/

DESCRIPTION:
HexView has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database
Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a memory handling error when e.g.
parsing database files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary
code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted ".mdb" file
in Microsoft Access.

NOTE: Exploit code has been posted to a public mailing list.

The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system with
Microsoft Access 2003 (msjet40.dll version 4.00.8618.0) and Microsoft
Windows XP SP1/SP2. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted ".mdb" database files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
HexView

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.hexview.com/docs/20050331-1.txt

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