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>> Microsoft Internet Explorer Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS05-020)

Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS05-020)
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0340
CVE ID : CVE-2005-0553 - CVE-2005-0554 - CVE-2005-0555
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-04-12


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Three vulnerabilities were identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which may be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. These vulnerabilities occur when handling specially crafted DHTML objects, URLs and/or Content Advisor files, which may be exploited to compromise a vulnerable system by creating a malicious web page or an HTML e-mail message and then persuading the user to visit the page or to view the HTML e-mail message.

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 98
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Solution

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-020.mspx

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0340
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050427.ms05020.cpp.php
(Exploit)
Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by Berend-Jan Wever, 3APA3A, axle@bytefall and Andres Tarasco.

ChangeLog

2005-04-12 : Initial release
2005-04-25 : Exploit Released

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