---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA24156 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/24156/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 http://secunia.com/product/9/ Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x http://secunia.com/product/11/ Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x http://secunia.com/product/12366/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. 1) An error within the instantiation of COM objects (Imjpcksid.dll and Imjpskdic.dll) not intended to be instantiated in Internet Explorer can be exploited to cause a memory corruption. 2) Another error within the instantiation of COM objects (Msb1fren.dll, Htmlmm.ocx, and Blnmgrps.dll) not intended to be instantiated in Internet Explorer can be exploited to cause a memory corruption. 3) An error within the parsing of FTP server responses can be exploited to cause a memory corruption via a specially crafted response sent to the FTP client in Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities allows execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply patches. Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2D83EFCE-E507-4AFF-AB9B-EAF1D0D6320D Internet Explorer 6 SP1 installed on Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D9E4181A-05F9-4186-BDCA-C95351983844 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D4038DC1-8AF6-4BEA-82B8-EACCFF4CDB28 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D6EEEA2C-785E-4DEF-913E-7F121556554F Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6BCBE07-39C1-4705-A10D-019DA3F997E5 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6476A14B-0D00-4F55-A438-E140E9D26849 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C18DB204-0F2C-4DD4-B29C-0938FF1BFD7B Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EE851EFD-2CAF-41CE-A423-E1827DE318DF Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AC084BBB-084D-47AC-BFDA-156E34A63817 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36DAE010-AD1F-4E77-A353-9AFA41F065EA Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=631B590D-98CE-440D-B588-88CC31BB9370 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A05D1E57-6678-4C25-B5E2-98F18BAA454B PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1) Reported by the vendor. 2) The vendor credits H D Moore, BreakingPoint Systems. 3) The vendor credits iDefense Labs. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS07-016 (KB928090): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-016.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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------