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Microsoft Windows URI Handling Command Execution Vulnerability

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SA26201

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Release Date:

2007-07-26

Last Update:

2007-11-13

Popularity:

67,108 views

Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

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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Solution:
Apply patches.

Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8ba1c2f9-1bde-4e97-b327-21259c5e5104

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4ef7fdd7-8887-4c64-a70c-c6ae734d7c5f

Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=e5d8a866-2c1f-4035-8325-c1be61a75c3b

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=bf26da08-15b8-4d65-ba12-4cc74c7a1326

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1c055f11-3273-4a4c-a33f-bf61ac9ec4c5

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported as a Firefox browser vulnerability by:
* Billy (BK) Rios
* Nathan McFeters, Ernst & Young's Advanced Security Center

Firefox not escaping quotes originally discussed by:
* Jesper Johansson

Identification of core Windows problem and additional research by Secunia Research.

Changelog:
2007-07-27: Updated credits.
2007-07-30: Added link to US-CERT.
2007-08-01: Added CVE reference.
2007-10-04: Changed the statement "Other versions and browsers..." to "Other versions and applications.." to state that browsers are not the only vectors.
2007-10-08: Updated advisory and "Solution" section to include Adobe Reader/Acrobat as another vector. Added additional CVE reference.
2007-10-09: Updated "Description" section and credits. Added "Outlook 2000" and "Outlook Express 6" as attack vectors when e.g. handling VCards based on additional research by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research. Outlook/Outlook Express also independently mentioned as attack vectors by Brett Moore.
2007-10-11: Update "Original Advisory" section with links to Microsoft. Added additional CVE reference.
2007-10-23: Added additional link to Adobe in "Other References" section.
2007-10-24: Updated "Extended Solution" section.
2007-11-13: Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
Microsoft (KB943521):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive...ound-on-security-advisory-943521.aspx

Billy (BK) Rios:
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2007/07/24/remote-command-execution-in-firefox-2005/

Other References:
MS07-061 (KB943460):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-061.mspx

US-CERT VU#783400:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783400

US-CERT VU#403150:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150

Jesper Johansson blog:
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jespe...la-quotes-are-not-legal-in-a-url.aspx

Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-04.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-18.html

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