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Microsoft Malware Protection Engine PDF File Parsing Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA24146	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-02-13
Last Update:	2007-02-20
Popularity:	16,425 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows Vista

Software:	Microsoft Antigen 9.x Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint Microsoft Windows Defender Microsoft Windows Live OneCare

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-5270

Description: IBM X-Force has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error when parsing PDF (Portable Document Format) files. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a specially crafted PDF file is scanned. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Solution: Apply the latest Microsoft Malware Protection Engine update. Provided and/or discovered by: Alex Wheeler and Neel Mehta, IBM X-Force. Changelog: 2007-02-16: Added additional information from IBM X-Force. 2007-02-20: Added link to US-CERT. Original Advisory: MS07-010 (KB932135): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-010.mspx IBM X-Force: http://www.iss.net/threats/255.html Other References: US-CERT VU#511577: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511577

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