Vulnerability Note VU#740372
Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control (msdds.dll) COM object contains an unspecified vulnerability
Overview
Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control COM object contains an unspecified vulnerability, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
Microsoft COM 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. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause IE (or the program using the WebBrowser control) to crash. |
Solution
Apply an update |
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Systems Affected (Learn More)
Vendor | Status | Date Notified | Date Updated |
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Microsoft Corporation | Affected | 18 Aug 2005 | 18 Aug 2005 |
CVSS Metrics (Learn More)
Group | Score | Vector |
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Base | N/A | N/A |
Temporal | N/A | N/A |
Environmental | N/A | N/A |
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-052.mspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/906267.mspx
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680526
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16480/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14594
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Aug/1014727.html
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/21895
Credit
This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by FrSIRT.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
- CVE IDs: CAN-2005-2127
- Date Public: 17 Aug 2005
- Date First Published: 18 Aug 2005
- Date Last Updated: 13 Oct 2005
- Severity Metric: 10.13
- Document Revision: 19
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