Security Advisory SA26447 - Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

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Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

Secunia Advisory

SA26447

Release Date

2007-08-14

Last Update

2008-01-10

Popularity

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Comments

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Criticality level

Highly critical

Impact

System access

Where

From remote

Authentication level

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Solution Status

Vendor Patch

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Available in Customer Area

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Systems affected

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Approve distribution

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Remediation status

Secunia CSI, Secunia PSI

Automated scanning

Secunia CSI, Secunia PSI

Software:

Microsoft Expression Web 1.x

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition

Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition

Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition

Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.x

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4.x

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 6.x

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CVE Reference(s)

CVE-2007-2223 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers

Description

A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft XML Core Services, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error in the "substringData()" method of an XMLDOM/TextNode JavaScript object. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via specially-crafted arguments passed to the affected method.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a malicious website.

Solution
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Provided and/or discovered by
Independently discovered by:
* An anonymous researcher, reported via iDefense Labs
* An anonymous researcher, reported via ZDI

Changelog
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Original Advisory
MS07-042 (KB936227):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-042.mspx

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-048.html

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=576

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Subject: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

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jesbion	RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow
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Maurice Joyce

RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

3rd Aug, 2010 16:55

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Much better if U start your own thread if U have an issue with this vulnerability.

After a scan has PSI shown U have a vulnerability? If so post the path(s) to the programmes it has found.

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IE 10 for Windows 7
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Maurice Joyce

RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

5th Aug, 2010 21:53

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U have not really set up PSI correctly. By default PSI scans all hard drives whether internal or connected by USB cable.

Provided these drives are used solely for back up or are recovery drives or the i386 folder they can be safely ignored.

CREATING A GLOBAL IGNORE RULE
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1.Click on the SETTINGS tab>scroll to the bottom & click on CREATE IGNORE RULE

2.In the RULE NAME BOX insert the Drive detail - My Backup Drive for example.

3.In the RULE BOX type D:\ (or the drive letter U wish to ignore). If it is the i386 folder use this - C:\windows\i386

4.Click SAVE IGNORE RULE>CLOSE

5.Carry out a full PSI rescan & all should be in order.

All hard drives will continue to be scanned by default but the result from the drives ignored will not be published.

Update 4 18:10 22/07/2010

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HP Intel Pentium i7
IE 10 for Windows 7
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zeniorito

RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

12th Jan, 2011 04:57

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The current version of MSXML 4.0 is version 4.20.9876.0 This is the version for Windows XP SP2 all the way through Windows 7. The actual download page from Microsoft for this version is http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx...

It is KB973688. I found the link by Google: MSMXL 4.0 version 4.20.987620
Don't ask how I found this to be the most current, other than it was on some Secunia PSI post which I can no longer find. Was about to install KB954430 which was version 4.20.9870.0 which would have been fine for my XP SP2 PC, but then realized it would not help those of you with Windows 7.

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Maurice Joyce

RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

12th Jan, 2011 09:54

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Although the version U have is secure it is not the latest version. MS have moved on to SP3 which is the final SP. Support for SP2 ended on 13/4/2010.

Link is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx...

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LanceHudson

RE: Microsoft XML Core Services "substringData()" Integer Overflow

16th Mar, 2011 23:21

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This link provides links to all the downloads for the various OS's, including Win 7 64-bit.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin...

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