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Last Modified |
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Description |
A remote stack-based buffer overflow exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The browser's vml rendering engine fails to check the length of a fill parameter on the rect tag resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request that contains a vml graphics, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
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Classification |
Location:
Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Solution:
Workaround,
Patch
Exploit:
Exploit Available
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Discovered in the Wild
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Technical |
Some recommendations included to disable active scripting or changing the access control list of the vgx.dll. Those recommendations do NOT successfully mitigate the risk.
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Solution |
Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue. Additionally, it is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):
To un-register Vgx.dll, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type "regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll " (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
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Products |
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Internet Explorer
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5.5 |
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7 RC1 |
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Credit |
- Eric Sites - erics
 sunbelt-software.com - Sunbelt
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