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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2003.0776 -- CIAC BULLETIN O-024
Microsoft Buffer Overrun in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions
12 November 2003
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions
Publisher: CIAC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2 and 3
Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office XP, Service Release 1
Impact: Administrator Compromise
Access Required: Remote
CVE Names: CVE-2003-0822 CVE-2003-0824
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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Microsoft Buffer Overrun in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions
[MS03-051]
November 11, 2003 19:00 GMT Number O-024
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PROBLEM: There are two new vulnerabilities in the FrontPage Server
Extensions:
1) A buffer overrun in the remote debug functionality of
FrontPage Server Extensions.
2) A denial of service vulnerability in the SmartHTML interpreter.
PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office XP Service Release 1
Affected Components:
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2000
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2000 (Shipped with
Windows 2000)
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2000 (Shipped with
Windows XP)
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2002
Microsoft SharePoint Team Services 2002 (shipped with
Office XP)
DAMAGE: 1) An attacker could be able to run code with Local System
privileges on an affected system, could cause FrontPage Server
Extensions to fail, take any action on the system, including
installing programs, viewing, changing or deleting data, or
creating new accounts with full privileges.
2) An attacker could cause a server running FrontPage Server
Extensions to temporarily stop responding to requests.
SOLUTION: Install the security update immediately.
NOTE--This update replaces the security updates contained in the
following bulletins: MS01-035 and MS02-053 (CIAC Bulletins
<A HREF="http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-100.shtml">L-100</A>.
<A HREF="http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-129.shtml">M-129</A>.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is HIGH. An attacker with the privileges to remotely
ASSESSMENT: access the FrontPage Server Extensions could run arbitrary code
on a user's system.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-024.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-051
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-051.asp
CVE/CAN: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CVE-2003-0822 CVE-2003-0824
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