---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Windows Agent ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA22878 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/22878/ 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 XP Home Edition http://secunia.com/product/16/ Microsoft Windows XP Professional http://secunia.com/product/22/ 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/ 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 an unspecified error in the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control when processing .ACF files. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ACF file. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when e.g. a malicious website is visited with Internet Explorer. SOLUTION: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c72ceec8-3e4d-4281-8183-11b724693217 Microsoft Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c16e1607-f396-4113-89f6-1fe89ec54b6a Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b4002a2a-b03e-4428-a26a-84293270d149 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8f1a3f85-830b-4662-a4cc-8dff9f59acea Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b528f61d-ad54-4bad-b9a0-b650385de216 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3da7ff4a-2389-4ce4-a6bb-b7e02f646b74 PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS06-068 (KB920213): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-068.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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------