34399 : Microsoft IE COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption (931768)
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-05-08

Description

A remote memory corruption flaw exists in Windows. Internet Explorer fails to properly instantiate some COM objects resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB 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
		XP Professional x64 SP2
		Vista
		Vista x64 Edition
	Windows Server	2003 SP1
		2003 SP2
		2003 SP1 for Itanium
		2003 SP2 for Itanium
		2003 x64 Edition SP1
		2003 x64 Edition SP2

References

Security Tracker: 1018019
CVE ID: 2007-0942 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 23769
SCIP VulDB ID: 3054
Related OSVDB ID: 34400 34401 34402 34403 34404
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 931768
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-1712
News Article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199400216
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS07-027

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-05-09 | Disagree?

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