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Microsoft Windows hxvz.dll ActiveX Control Memory Corruption
Secunia Advisory: SA29714
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Last Update: 2008-04-09
Popularity: 9,045 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
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 Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Binary Analysis: BA453 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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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 an error in the hxvz.dll ActiveX control and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption when a user e.g. is tricked into visiting a malicious website.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

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