Microsoft Internet Explorer WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object code execution
| ie-webviewfoldericon-code-execution (27804) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer underflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Shell that can be exploited when processing a malformed WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object with an invalid argument to the "setSlice" method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system or cause the victim's browser to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP1
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-057. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Browser Fun Blog Tuesday, July 18, 2006, MoBB #18: WebViewFolderIcon setSlice at http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-18-webviewfoldericon-setslice.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 27 2006 - 11:41:15 CDT, Exploit module available for WebViewFolderIcon setSlice 0-day at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0447.html.
- Internet Security Systems Protection Alert October 3, 2006, Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/238.
- Microsoft Security Advisory (926043), Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/926043.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-057, Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Execution (923191) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-057.mspx.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-270A, Microsoft Internet Explorer WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX Vulnerability at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-270A.html.
- ASA-2006-217: Windows Security Updates for October 2006 - (MS06-056 - MS06-065)
- BID-19030: Microsoft WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3730: Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-2882: Microsoft Windows Shell WebView ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS06-057)
- OSVDB ID: 27110: Microsoft IE WebViewFolderIcon setSlice Overflow
- SA22159: Microsoft Windows Shell Code Execution Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016941: Microsoft Windows Shell Integer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#753044: Microsoft Windows WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX integer overflow
Reported:
Jul 18, 2006
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