31884 : Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2007-02-13	2007-02-13

Keywords

CLSID: {52a2aaae-085d-4187-97ea-8c30db990436}

Description

Windows contains an unspecified flaw related to the HTML Help ActiveX control that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Windows	2000 SP4
		XP SP2
		XP Professional x64
	Windows Server	2003
		2003 SP1
		2003 for Itanium
		2003 SP1 for Itanium
		2003 x64 Edition

References

Security Tracker: 1017635
CVE ID: 2007-0214 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 22478
Secunia Advisory ID: 24136
SCIP VulDB ID: 2925
CERT VU: 563756
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 928843
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-0577
Vendor URL: http://www.microsoft.com
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-008.mspx
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS07-008

Tools & Filters

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Snort	7439 7440

Credit

H D Moore - BreakingPoint Systems

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-02-13 | Disagree?

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