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Vulnerability Note VU#820427Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library buffer overflowOverviewA buffer overflow exists in the Microsoft Windows system library used when handling hyperlinks. All currently supported versions of Microsoft Windows are affected.I. DescriptionAn unchecked buffer in the Microsoft Object Library is vulnerable to attack when malformed hyperlinks are handled. Such handling occurs most often when a user clicks on a hyperlink in a browser or in HTML-rendered email.The Object Library is a dynamic application interface library used by Windows programs to manage hyperlink objects. Hyperlink objects are any COM objects (including ActiveX) that implement the IHlink interface.
WorkaroundsAs noted in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-015: Read e-mail messages in plain text format if you are using Outlook 2002 or a later version, or Outlook Express 6 SP1 or a later version, to help protect yourself from the HTML e-mail attack vector. Note that an email-borne attack vector requires a click event on a hyperlink to occur. Systems Affected
Referenceshttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html Microsoft has acknowledged Anna Hollingzworth as the discoverer of this vulnerability. This document was written by Jeffrey S Havrilla.
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