OLE stream buffer overflow
| ole-stream-bo (33226) |  High Risk |
Description:
An application is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Office 2004
- Microsoft, Visual Basic 6.0 SP6
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 x64-Professional
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP x64-Professional
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database, Microsoft Windows OLE script request buffer overflow at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/40043.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008, Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947890) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-008.mspx.
- Nortel BULLETIN ID: 2008008631, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=691325.
- CVE-2007-0065: Heap-based buffer overflow in Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual basic 6.0 SP6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script request.
Reported:
Not available
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