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Microsoft Windows Shell and Program Group Converter Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory:	SA12808	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2004-10-13
Popularity:	15,390 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millenium Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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CVE reference:	CVE-2004-0214 CVE-2004-0572

Description: Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. 1) A boundary error in the Windows Shell when starting applications can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by tricking the user into visiting a malicious web site. 2) A boundary error in the Program Group Converter when handling certain requests can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by tricking the user into opening a ".grp" file attachment or click a HTML link. NOTE: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not vulnerable. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 (requires SP6a): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=F8046E83-E151-4AAF-80CB-AD4F31C02EAC Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (requires SP6) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2DCC6C99-509D-41A5-A3C7-CAC017D633E1 Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP3 or SP4): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=846E7479-133B-45D7-AA69-D9257F1BE178 Microsoft Windows XP (prior to SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FB93CB07-3A7E-444C-B083-324FC9049B94 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (requires SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FF84BCBE-D1E5-4402-8CE4-F8D9966C79D0 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AB91C7FF-2547-455E-9A6D-82B09373495F Microsoft Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...CA12-0045-42B7-9F2A-6D433DEDC105& Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AB91C7FF-2547-455E-9A6D-82B09373495F Provided and/or discovered by: Yorick Koster and Roozbeh Afrasiabi Original Advisory: MS04-037 (KB841356): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-037.mspx

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