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Microsoft Windows Vista Gadgets Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26439
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Release Date:
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2007-08-14
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Last Update:
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2007-08-15
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Popularity:
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14,504 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows Vista
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Binary Analysis:
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BA205 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Three vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows Vista, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
1) An error in the Feed Headlines gadget when parsing HTML attributes can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted RSS post.
Successful exploitation requires that a user e.g. is tricked into subscribing to a malicious RSS feed in the Feed Headlines gadget using Internet Explorer.
2) An error in the Contacts Gadget when processing contacts can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when selecting a specially-crafted contact or if it is the first contact in the list.
Successful exploitation requires that a user e.g. is tricked into adding or importing a malicious contact into the Contacts Gadget (not enabled by default).
3) An error in the Weather Gadget when processing HTML attributes can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a user e.g. clicks on a link on the affected gadget.
Successful exploitation requires a MitM (Man-in-the-Middle) attack and that the links are visible in the Weather Gadget by dragging and dropping the gadget on the desktop.
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