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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.6 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-057. See References.
References:
- Browser Fun Blog Tuesday, July 18, 2006: MoBB #18: WebViewFolderIcon setSlice .
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 27 2006 - 11:41:15 CDT: Exploit module available for WebViewFolderIcon setSlice 0-day.
- Internet Security Systems Protection Alert October 3, 2006: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
- Microsoft Security Advisory (926043): Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-057: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Execution (923191).
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-270A: Microsoft Internet Explorer WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX Vulnerability.
- 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.
- 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
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2882: Microsoft Windows Shell WebView ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS06-057)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Jul 18, 2006
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