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>> Microsoft Windows ATL COM Initialization Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-055)

Title : Microsoft Windows ATL COM Initialization Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-055)
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2009-2890
CVE ID : CVE-2009-2493
CWE ID : VUPEN VNS Only
CVSS V2 : VUPEN VNS Only
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2009-10-13


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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by errors in the ATL headers that handle instantiation of an object from data streams, which could allow attackers to instantiate arbitrary objects in Internet Explorer that can bypass certain related security policies, leading to code execution.

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 Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows 7 for (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 for (x64)

Solution

Apply patches :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-055.mspx

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2890
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-055.mspx

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2009-10-13 : Initial release

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