Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution

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           ESB-2005.0122 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-013
       Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control
                     Could Allow Remote Code Execution
                              9 February 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4
                   Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
                   Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
                   Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium) 
                   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 
                   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
                   Microsoft Windows 98
                   Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
                   Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
Publisher:         Microsoft
Operating System:  Windows
Impact:            Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated

Original Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-013.mspx

Comment: From Microsoft's MS05-013 bulletin:
         
         "A cross-domain vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Dynamic HTML
         (DHTML) Editing Component ActiveX control that could allow information
         disclosure or remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker
         could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web page
         that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited
         that page. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
         could take complete control of an affected system."

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MS05-013
Title:  Vulnerability in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control
Could Allow Code Execution (891781)

Affected Software: 
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000
Service Pack 4
 - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2
 - Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
 - Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003
 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
 - Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE),
and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Review the FAQ
section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.

Impact of Vulnerability:  Remote Code Execution

Maximum Severity Rating:  Critical

Restart required: This update does not require a restart. If the
required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If
this behavior occurs, a message appears that advises you to restart.

Update can be uninstalled: Yes

More information on this vulnerability is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-013.mspx

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