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Microsoft Windows "desktop.ini" Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA11633

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Release Date:

2004-05-18

Last Update:

2006-04-11

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

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 XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AE28BC65-3A5E-4497-AD05-2CDE8E7B5E95

Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=392C2F1B-AA24-48E5-8D5B-EA56341DB936

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=11A5195E-3F32-41F9-AB39-68A099EE945D

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (with or without Service Pack 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=099EE535-8B31-4356-B3FB-EF524C20A424

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium (with or without SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E3C7E736-1583-4BD5-B661-A9AADDFA5B86

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=238AB809-5A7E-4678-B01B-38FD82E9C701

Provided and/or discovered by:
Roozbeh Afrasiabi

Changelog:
2006-04-11: Added CVE reference. Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
MS06-015 (KB908531)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-015.mspx

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