Vulnerability Note VU#927548

Microsoft Management Console cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

MMC

MMC is an application that allows a user to perform administrative tasks. Through the use of various snap-ins, MMC can be used to configure Windows services, local users and groups, storage devices, and more.

The problem

HTML files in the MMC library can be directly referenced by Internet Explorer. This can cause a cross-site scripting vulnerability from other zones into the Local Machine Zone.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page, an HTML email message, or an email attachment), an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This vulnerability is addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-044.

Workarounds

Microsoft has provided several workarounds in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-044.

Systems Affected

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

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-044.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/mmcsteps.mspx

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Microsoft, who in turn credit Yorick Koster of ITsec Security Services, H D Moore, and Tom Gilder.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public	08/08/2006
Date First Published	08/08/2006 04:13:07 PM
Date Last Updated	08/08/2006
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CVE-2006-3643
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	12.15
Document Revision	2

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