Microsoft Internet Explorer mhtml://mid URL buffer overflow
| ie-mhtml-mid-bo (26810) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the inetcomm.dll file. By creating an overly long mhtml:mid: URL, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a victim's browser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to click the malicious URL.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Wed May 31 2006 - 15:12:01 CDT , Internet explorer Vulnerbility (sp) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0695.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043, Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (920214) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-043.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-076, Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-076.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-056, Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (941202) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-056.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-048, Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (951066) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-048.mspx.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-220A, Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html.
- ASA-2006-154: Windows Security Updates for August 2006 - (MS06-040 - MS06-051)
- BID-18198: Microsoft Windows MHTML URI Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2766: Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.
- OSVDB ID: 25949: Microsoft Windows INETCOMM.DLL mhtml: URI Overflow
- SA20384: Microsoft Windows "mhtml:" URI Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016654: Microsoft Outlook Express MHTML Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#891204: Microsoft Windows fails to properly parse the MHTML protocol
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2088: Microsoft Windows mhtml Protocol Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS06-043)
Reported:
May 31, 2006
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