Vulnerability Note VU#891204

Microsoft Windows fails to properly parse the MHTML protocol

Overview

Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle MHTML. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

MHTML

According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043:

MHTML extends HTML to embed encoded objects, such as images, in the HTML document. Although it is actually the HTML rendering extension that renders MHTML, this functionality may also be referred to as the MHTML rendering extension.

The Problem

Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle MHTML. This vulnerability can be triggered by viewing a specially crafted MHTML document.

For more information refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043.

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This vulnerability is addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043.

Workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability until a patch can be applied are available in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Vulnerable	8-Aug-2006

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-043.mspx

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

Date Public	08/08/2006
Date First Published	08/08/2006 04:28:54 PM
Date Last Updated	08/08/2006
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CVE-2006-2766
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	14.18
Document Revision	11

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