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Microsoft Active Template Library Code Execution Issues (MS09-037)

VUPEN ID VUPEN/ADV-2009-2232
CVE ID CVE-2008-0015 - CVE-2008-0020 - CVE-2009-0901 - CVE-2009-2493 - CVE-2009-2494
 
CWE ID Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
CVSS V2 Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Rated as Critical 
Impact Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Authentication Level Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Access Vector Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Release Date 2009-08-11
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Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by memory corruption errors in the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) when processing certain data and streams, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64) Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) Service Pack 2

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.x
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.x
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
Microsoft Windows Media Player 11

Solution 

Apply patches :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-037.mspx

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-037.mspx

Credits 

Vulnerabilities reported by Ryan Smith, Alex Wheeler, Robert Freeman, David Dewey (IBM ISS X-Force) and VeriSign iDefense Labs.

Changelog 

2009-08-11 : Initial release*

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Monthly Statistics 

 

 VUPEN Security Advisories By Criticality: Sep 2010


  Critical Risk

: 18%

  High Risk
: 5%

  Moderate Risk
: 46%

  Low Risk
: 31%

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