Vulnerability Note VU#641460

Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle COM objects

Microsoft COM is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be incorporated into applications to extend their functionality. Microsoft COM includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM), and ActiveX Controls.

The Problem

Microsoft COM objects are not properly handled. Specifically, users are not properly warned before COM objects are executed.

More information is available in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015.

II. Impact

This issue is addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015.

Some problems associated with the update (verclsid.exe) and resolutions are described in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 918165.

Refer to MS06-015

Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015 for workarounds for this vulnerability.

Systems Affected

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-015.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165
http://secunia.com/advisories/19606/

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015. Microsoft credits NISCC with providing information regarding this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

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