TITLE: Microsoft Windows Explorer Saved Search Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA30953 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/30953/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 http://secunia.com/product/18255/ Microsoft Windows Vista http://secunia.com/product/13223/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in Windows Explorer during the parsing of saved-search (.search-ms) files when saving them. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening and saving a specially crafted saved-search file. SOLUTION: Apply patches. Windows Vista (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=06739ca6-7368-4acb-bb67-7e8146071a29 Windows Vista x64 Edition (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=74ea0893-7c2f-4fad-ad27-588ad953b046 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=189a4170-b495-4904-9cbd-209e7494d303 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=85d8701d-f8c7-4079-8a21-a3a9d5ba71ce Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b30ee4f0-850f-4ff3-86a4-663603a0a802 PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS08-038 (KB950582): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-038.mspx ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts.
