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Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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SA13464

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Release Date:

2004-12-14

Last Update:

2004-12-15

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 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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Description:
Brett Moore has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the HyperTerminal application when processing session files and telnet URLs. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a malicious HyperTerminal session file (.ht) or clicking a specially crafted telnet URL in a malicious e-mail or on a web site.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: Exploitation via a telnet URL requires that HyperTerminal is set as the default telnet client (not default setting).

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