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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2001.436 -- CIAC BULLETIN M-005
Office XP Error Reporting May Send Sensitive Documents to Microsoft
19 October 2001
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Office XP
Internet Explorer version 5 and later
Vendor: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows
Impact: Reduced Security
Access Required: Remote
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The U.S. Department of Energy
Computer Incident Advisory Center
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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Office XP Error Reporting May Send Sensitive Documents to Microsoft
October 15, 2001 20:00 GMT Number M-005
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PROBLEM: Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer version 5 and later
are configured to automatically send debugging information to
Microsoft in the event of a program crash. The debugging
information includes a memory dump which may contain all or
part of the document being viewed or edited. This debug message
potentially could contain sensitive, private information.
PLATFORM: Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and later
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft has indicated that this will be a feature of all new
Microsoft products.
DAMAGE: Sensitive or private information could inadvertently be sent to
Microsoft. Some simple testing of the feature found document
information in one message out of three.
SOLUTION: Apply the registry changes listed in this bulletin to disable
the automatic sending of debugging information. If you are
working with sensitive information and a program asks to send
debugging information to Microsoft, you should click No.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM/LOW. Sensitive documents could be sent to
ASSESSMENT: Microsoft.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-005.shtml
PATCHES: Office XP:
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/office/UnWatsonXP.reg
IE:
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/office/UnWatsonIE6.reg
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