Microsoft Agent ActiveX Control URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Microsoft Agent ActiveX Control URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA26753	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-09-11
Last Update:	2007-09-12
Popularity:	11,418 views

Critical:	Highly 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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-3040

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows 2000, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control (agentdpv.dll) when handling specially crafted URLs passed as argument to a certain unspecified method. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a user e.g. visits a malicious website. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=7cd248ed-d154-4dce-89ef-ceefd2700965 Provided and/or discovered by: Independently discovered by: * Assurent Secure Technologies * An anonymous researcher via iDefense. The vendor also credits Yamata Li, Palo Alto Networks. Changelog: 2007-09-12: Added additional links and updated advisory based on additional information from iDefense Labs and Assurent Secure Technologies. Original Advisory: MS07-051 (KB938827): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-051.mspx iDefense Labs: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=592 Assurent Secure Technoloties (via Full-Disclosure): http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065713.html Other References: US-CERT VU#716872: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716872 Extended Solution: The "Extended Solution" section is available for Secunia customers only. Request a trial and get access to the Secunia Customer Area and Extended Secunia advisories.

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