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Microsoft Shell Light-Weight Utility Library Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8642
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Release Date:
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2003-04-23
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Last Update:
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2003-08-29
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Popularity:
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36,152 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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| Software: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
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Description:
A vulnerability identified in a library included in Windows XP and Internet Explorer version 4.0 and newer can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on certain applications.
The vulnerability is caused due to a NULL pointer dereference bug in Microsoft Shell Light-Weight Utility Library ("shlwapi.dll"). A malicious person can exploit the vulnerability by constructing a special HTML document, which will crash applications using the vulnerable library.
An example was provided in the original advisory:
<html>
<form>
<input type crash>
</form>
</html>
Reportedly, the vulnerability can be exploited to crash the following applications:
- Windows Explorer
- Internet Explorer
- Outlook
- Outlook Express
- Frontpage
NOTE: Other applications may also be affected.
Change Page:
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