Microsoft Visual FoxPro fails to properly evaluate filenames before launching application

Overview

There is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 that allows remote attackers to execute Visual FoxPro applications with the privileges of the victim user.

Description

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Visual FoxPro applications on a victim’s computer. The attacker’s code would run with the privileges of the victim user. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the presence of either Visual FoxPro 6.0 or its runtime components.

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Impact

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to run malicious Visual FoxPro applications on affected systems.

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Solution

Apply a patch

Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-049 to address this issue. For more information, please see

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-049.asp

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Vendor Information

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Notified: September 04, 2002 Updated: September 17, 2002

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-049 to address this issue. For more information, please see

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-049.asp

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23539001 Feedback>).

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References

<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-049.asp&gt;

Acknowledgements

This document is based upon information provided by Microsoft.

This document was written by Jeffrey P. Lanza.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2002-0696
Severity Metric:	11.81 Date Public: