Microsoft WordPad Text Converter (CVE-2011-0028) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft WordPad is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts may result in denial-of-service conditions.

Technologies Affected

• Avaya CallPilot 4.0
• Avaya CallPilot 5.0
• Avaya Communication Server 1000 Telephony Manager 3.0
• Avaya Communication Server 1000 Telephony Manager 4.0
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Client Registration Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Recording Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Streaming Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Web Conferencing Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Webportal
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP2
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.0.0.52
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2 SP2
• Avaya Messaging Application Server 4
• Avaya Messaging Application Server 5
• Avaya Messaging Application Server 5.2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium Sp2 Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp1 Compute Cluster
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp1 Storage
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Compute Cluster
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Datacenter
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Storage
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3
• Microsoft Windows XP Gold
• Microsoft Windows XP Gold Embedded
• Microsoft Windows XP Gold Media Center
• Microsoft Windows XP Gold Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Gold Tablet Pc
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3

Recommendations

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from a successful exploit.

Do not accept or execute files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Malicious media files may be hosted on a webpage or distributed via email, instant messaging, or other means. Never accept or open any files that originate from an untrusted source.

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Memory-protection schemes such as nonexecutable stack/heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
Ensure that all nonadministrative tasks, such as browsing the web and reading email, are performed as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.

The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for more information.