TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Fonts Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18365

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18365/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a memory corruption error when
handling malformed embedded Web fonts. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code when a user visits a malicious website or
views an e-mail message that contains a specially-crafted embedded
Web font.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DC6C2FE8-3C81-4661-994B-4146775BF590

Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1 or 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6DAEA2AF-3723-4CDF-B5BD-B21AC75B5243

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1990B2CF-AE88-4849-AEAB-3F833969E197

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (with or without Service Pack 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5FC12654-486F-45BF-8D34-BDF0998869C5

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) (with or without SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E39D2E29-8934-4AA1-844D-11EFA57D9CC5

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=80B05C56-5BCE-4262-8142-AF0D8A7BC388

See vendor's advisory for information about Microsoft Windows 98,
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows
Millennium Edition (ME).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits eEye Digital Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-002 (KB908519):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-002.mspx

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