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Title: System Monitor ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Released by: USSR
Date: 3rd November 2000
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System Monitor ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
USSR Advisory Code: USSR-2000057
Public Disclosure Date:
November 3, 2000
Vendors Affected:
Microsoft Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com
Systems Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Problem:
The USSR Team has found a problem in the Microsoft System Monitor
ActiveX control (class id: C4D2D8E0-D1DD-11CE-940F-008029004347,
sysmon.ocx)
in the Value field name "LogFileName",which could be used by
malicious user
to potentially run code on another user's machine.
The vulnerability can only be exploited if ActiveX controls are
enabled in Internet Explorer, Outlook or Outlook Express.
SPECIAL NOTE: USSR Labs takes no responsibility for the following
example.
It is provided for educational purposes only.
Example evil.html:
http://www.ussrback.com/microsoft/msmactivex.html
http://www.ussrback.com/microsoft/msmactivex2.html
Vendor Status:
Informed: Sunday, September 17, 2000 4:23 PM
Contacted: Sunday, September 17, 2000 5:55 PM
Patch Available: November 3, 2000
Status:
More Information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-085.asp
Frequently Asked Questions: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-085
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-085.asp
Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q278511 discusses this issue and
will be available soon.
Fix:
Windows 2000: (can be applied to both Gold and Service Pack 1)
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=25532
Related Links:
Underground Security Systems Research:
http://www.ussrback.com
CrunchSp Product:
http://www.crunchsp.com
About:
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