Microsoft PowerPoint does not properly handle malformed shapes

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when PowerPoint opens a specially crafted document. Accordin...

Adobe Flash Player fails to properly handle malformed SWF files

Overview Adobe Flash Player fails to properly handle malformed SWF files resulting in a memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Adobe Flash Player is a player for the Flash media format and enables...

Microsoft Server Service Mailslot vulnerable to heap overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft mailslot server service may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Mailslot A mailslot is a temporary mechanism that can facilitate data transfer between hosts. Mailslots messages are limited ...

Microsoft Office fails to properly handle document properties

Overview Microsoft Office contains a buffer overflow when handling specially crafted document properties. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Office applications fail to properly validate property fields resulting in a buffer overflow...

Microsoft Office string parsing vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Office fails to properly parse strings. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Office applications fail to properly parse strings. When an Office document containing malformed string is opened with an Office application...

MS06-036: Vulnerability in DHCP Client Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (914388)

The remote host contains a DHCP client that is vulnerable to a buffer overrun attack when receiving a malformed response to a DHCP request. An attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the remote host with 'SYSTEM' privileges. Typically, the attacker would need to be on the sa...

Update Protection against Microsoft Windows Media Player PNG Vulnerability (MS06-024)

Windows Media Player is a feature of the Windows operating system for personal computers. It is used for playing audio and video. The Portable Network Graphics PNG specification is an image format used as an alternative to other image formats such as the GIF and TIFF formats. Windows Media Player...

Windows RRAS memory corruption vulnerability

Added: 06/30/2006 CVE: CVE-2006-2370 BID: 18325 OSVDB: 26437 Background The Routing and Remote Access Service RRAS allows a Windows computer to act as a router, dial-up access server, VPN server, or network address translator. Problem A buffer overflow in RRAS allows remote attackers to execute...

Windows RRAS memory corruption vulnerability

Added: 06/30/2006 CVE: CVE-2006-2370 BID: 18325 OSVDB: 26437 Background The Routing and Remote Access Service RRAS allows a Windows computer to act as a router, dial-up access server, VPN server, or network address translator. Problem A buffer overflow in RRAS allows remote attackers to execute...

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle CLSID extensions

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle directories with CLSID extensions. This may allow an attacker to bypass the warning dialog that Internet Explorer should display before executing downloaded code. Description CLSID According to Microsoft MSDN, A CLSID is a "globally...

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Document object cross-domain vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a cross-domain vulnerability in how it handles redirected object data. This could allow an attacker to access the content of a web page in a different domain. Description The Cross-Domain Security Model IE uses a cross-domain security model to maintai...

Reports of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Excel

Reports of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Hi everyone, Mike Reavey here. We've received a single report from a customer being impacted by an attack using a new vulnerability in Microsoft Excel. Here's what we know: In order for this attack to be carried out, a user must first open a...

Windows Media Player PNG buffer overflow

Added: 06/16/2006 CVE: CVE-2006-0025 BID: 18385 OSVDB: 26430 Background Windows Media Player is an audio and video media player for Windows platforms. Problem A buffer overflow in Windows Media Player allows command execution when a user opens a specially crafted PNG image file. Resolution Apply...

Microsoft PowerPoint malformed record vulnerability

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint fails to properly handle malformed records. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint is presentation software that is available on Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac platform...

Internet Explorer Javaprxy.dll heap overflow

Added: 06/05/2006 CVE: CVE-2005-2087 BID: 14087 OSVDB: 17680 Background Windows operating systems use the Component Object Model COM to allow various program components to be run within different applications. One such object, the JView Profiler Javaprxy.dll, is a debugger interface for Microsoft...

Microsoft Word object pointer memory corruption vulnerability

Overview A memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Word. Description Microsoft Word contains a memory corruption vulnerability. According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-027:When a user...

Outlook Express NNTP LIST buffer overflow

Added: 05/04/2006 CVE: CVE-2005-1213 BID: 13951 OSVDB: 17306 Background Outlook Express is a free e-mail client which is included in Windows operating systems. Problem A buffer overflow in Outlook Express allows command execution when processing responses from NNTP servers to LIST commands...

Outlook Express NNTP LIST buffer overflow

Added: 05/04/2006 CVE: CVE-2005-1213 BID: 13951 OSVDB: 17306 Background Outlook Express is a free e-mail client which is included in Windows operating systems. Problem A buffer overflow in Outlook Express allows command execution when processing responses from NNTP servers to LIST commands...

Windows Metafile rendering buffer overflow

Added: 05/04/2006 CVE: CVE-2004-0209 BID: 11375 OSVDB: 10692 Background A Windows Metafile image is a 16-bit metafile format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. Problem A buffer overflow in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine allows command execution when a malforme...

Outlook Express NNTP LIST buffer overflow

Added: 05/04/2006 CVE: CVE-2005-1213 BID: 13951 OSVDB: 17306 Background Outlook Express is a free e-mail client which is included in Windows operating systems. Problem A buffer overflow in Outlook Express allows command execution when processing responses from NNTP servers to LIST commands...