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Microsoft Outlook "mailto:" URI Handling Vulnerability Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA29320  
Release Date: 2008-03-11
Last Update: 2008-03-12

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

Software:Microsoft Office 2000
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 XP
Microsoft Outlook 2000
Microsoft Outlook 2002
Microsoft Outlook 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2007

CVE reference:CVE-2008-0110 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Outlook, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling a specially crafted "mailto:" URI passed from a web browser. This can be exploited to pass extra command line switches to Outlook.

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

Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Outlook 2000 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=714a49cd-5bca-4719-96a1-e1077f279533

Outlook 2002 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=59853687-d885-4059-9460-ee403855dbd8

Outlook 2003 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=fccc7c4c-8496-4682-bd46-6590503c1bf2

Outlook 2003 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=fccc7c4c-8496-4682-bd46-6590503c1bf2

Outlook 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4e2baf00-88eb-4eb6-961a-54245b363c21

Provided and/or discovered by:
Greg MacManus, iDefense Labs.

Changelog:
2008-03-12: Added additional information provided by iDefense Labs. Added link to US-CERT and iDefense Labs.

Original Advisory:
MS08-015 (KB949031):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-015.mspx

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=673

Other References:
US-CERT VU#393305:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/393305

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