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Microsoft Windows Explorer Web View Script Insertion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA15017	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-04-20
Last Update:	2005-05-11
Popularity:	21,753 views

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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-1191

Description: GreyMagic has discovered a vulnerability in Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the Web View library "webvw.dll" where certain metadata for files isn't properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a local context with escalated privileges by e.g. tricking a user into selecting a malicious word document with a specially crafted author name in Windows Explorer. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 system. Solution: Apply patch: Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP 3 or 4): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=67581D32-743F-44FF-9B53-30277C196923 Microsoft Windows XP is not affected. Provided and/or discovered by: GreyMagic Changelog: 2005-04-21: Added CVE reference. 2005-05-10: Updated solution. 2005-05-11: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: GreyMagic: http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie/ MS05-024 (KB894320): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-024.mspx Other References: US-CERT VU#668916: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/668916

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