[PCWorks] Windows Common Control Library Integer Truncation Vulnerability
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:35:46 -0500
TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Common Control Library Integer Truncation
Vulnerability
Criticality level: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
http://secunia.com/advisories/40217/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows, which
can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer truncation error
in the
common control library (comctl32.dll) when processing certain
messages
and can be exploited to e.g. cause a heap-based buffer
overflow.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The following products are currently known to present valid
attack
vectors:
* Adobe SVG Viewer 3.03
Other versions and applications using the vulnerable library
may also
be affected.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS10-081 (KB2296011):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-081.mspx
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