CIAC Bulletin M -024 -- Microsoft Internet Explorer calls telnet.exe with unsafe command-line arguments

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                    ESB-2001.515 -- CIAC Bulletin M-024
          Microsoft Internet Explorer calls telnet.exe with unsafe
                          command-line arguments
                              3 December 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier
Vendor:                 Microsoft
Operating System:       Windows
Impact:                 Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access Required:        Remote

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                             INFORMATION BULLETIN

Microsoft Internet Explorer calls telnet.exe with unsafe command-line arguments
                      [CERT Vulnerability Note VU#952611]

November 30, 2001 01:00 GMT                                       Number M-024
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PROBLEM:       The telnet client can be invoked with unsafe options by 
               arbitrary HTML pages. 
PLATFORM:      IE 6.0 and earlier, when used with the telnet client in 
               services for Unix 2.0. 
DAMAGE:        Remote attackers can execute commands by spawning telnet with a 
               log file option on the command line and writing arbitrary code 
               into an executable file. 
SOLUTION:      Apply patch as described below. 
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VULNERABILITY  The risk is HIGH. A remote attacker could write files to the 
ASSESSMENT:    system of an unsuspecting user; including an executable file 
               with malicious intent. 
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LINKS: 
 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-024.shtml 
 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952611 
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