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Microsoft VBScript/JScript Script Decoding Buffer Overflow Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA29712  
Release Date: 2008-04-08

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
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 Storage Server 2003
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional


CVE reference:CVE-2008-0083 (Secunia mirror)

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

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the VBScript and JScript scripting engines when decoding scripts in web pages. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via e.g. a website containing specially crafted scripts.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: This vulnerability does not affected systems with Internet Explorer 7.

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, using the Network Software Inspector.

Solution:
Apply patches.

-- VBScript 5.1 and JScript 5.1 --

Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8e3ff44f-145b-4a68-9ad4-4a55d74b216e


-- VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6 --

Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8e3ff44f-145b-4a68-9ad4-4a55d74b216e

Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c0124698-3b94-4474-9473-22a2f39a4a56

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=87b80ae3-e299-4d15-a135-3b1bcf943652

Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=88518aa6-e334-4529-aa63-0bf2ef417ce3

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=12cefefc-8553-4dca-9850-c653371de61e

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=fe22a828-cca4-4b51-bbd5-995c65fead21

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Peter Ferrie, Symantec.

Original Advisory:
MS08-022 (KB944338):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-022.mspx

Extended Solution:
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