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Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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SA12060

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Release Date:

2004-07-13

Last Update:

2004-07-15

Popularity:

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Critical:

Moderately 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 NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Description:
Microsoft has issued an update for Windows. This fixes a vulnerability, allowing malicious websites to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due a boundary error within the Task Scheduler ("mstask.dll") when handling the "to be executed" field of ".job" files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a folder containing a malicious ".job" file is viewed (e.g. by tricking a user into visiting a malicious website with a frame pointing to an anonymous share containing a specially crafted ".job" file).

The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Microsoft Windows NT 4 is also affected if Internet Explorer 6 SP1 is installed.

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