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Microsoft Windows Color Management Module Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory:	SA16004	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-07-12
Last Update:	2005-11-21
Popularity:	25,433 views

Critical:	Extremely 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 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 Embedded Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-1219

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the color management module when validating ICC profile format tags. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious web site or view a malicious e-mail message containing a specially crafted image file. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. NOTE: According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is already being exploited. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP4): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FA8D18EC-EBF4-4C49-AFA0-F6A215B3624F Microsoft Windows XP (requires SP1 or SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C5BCF2DB-ADCE-42BD-ABEE-1380F258158B Microsoft Windows XP Professional (x64 Edition): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C54BB4BA-FB9B-4615-9BBE-EF6D3885467D Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=9da5dae9-9e2d-45ef-8c9b-d773409b6187 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8f1f7ae2-8e47-4055-9f55-aef72d8ea60d Microsoft Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=44275ECB-2E79-4CE8-8269-E81219CE8F6C Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (for Itanium-based systems): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=97A903BC-90E1-4FDE-9487-1816C4A647BB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=52167B42-8790-4965-9F26-DC5EDC2E84F8 Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME: The vendor will not be releasing fixes for these versions. Provided and/or discovered by: The vendor credits Shih-hao Weng. Changelog: 2005-07-13: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. 2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded. Original Advisory: MS05-036 (901214): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-036.mspx Other References: US-CERT VU#720742: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/720742

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