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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Animated Cursor Handling Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24659

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24659/

CRITICAL:
Extremely critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/
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/
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
http://secunia.com/product/12399/
Microsoft Windows Vista
http://secunia.com/product/13223/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
handling of animated cursors and can e.g. be exploited by tricking a
user into visiting a malicious website using Internet Explorer or
opening a malicious e-mail message.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.

SOLUTION:
Do not browse untrusted sites or view untrusted e-mails.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered as a 0-day.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/03/29/microsoft-security-advisory-935423-posted.aspx

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#191609:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609

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