---------------------------------------------------------------------- To improve our services to our customers, we have made a number of additions to the Secunia Advisories and have started translating the advisories to German. The improvements will help our customers to get a better understanding of how we reached our conclusions, how it was rated, our thoughts on exploitation, attack vectors, and scenarios. This includes: * Reason for rating * Extended description * Extended solution * Exploit code or links to exploit code * Deep links Read the full description: http://corporate.secunia.com/products/48/?r=l Contact Secunia Sales for more information: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/15/?r=l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker ActiveX Control Code Execution SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA22603 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/22603/ CRITICAL: Extremely critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 http://secunia.com/product/6779/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Visual Studio, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the WMI Object Broker ActiveX Control (WmiScriptUtils.dll). Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a malicious website using Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. NOTE: The vulnerability is already being actively exploited. SOLUTION: Microsoft has recommended various workarounds including setting the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control (see the vendor's advisory for details). PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered as a 0-day. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------