Microsoft Internet Explorer FTP response code execution
| ie-ftp-response-execute-code (32100) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system, caused by improper handling of FTP responses by Internet Explorer's built-in FTP client. If a remote attacker could persuade a victim to visit a malicious FTP server using Internet Explorer, the attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 02.13.07: Microsoft 'wininet.dll' FTP Reply Null Termination Heap Corruption Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390).
- ASA-2007-083: MS07-016 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
- BID-22489: Microsoft Internet Explorer WinINet.DLL FTP Server Response Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0217: The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.
- OSVDB ID: 31892: Microsoft IE FTP Server Response Parsing Memory Corruption
- SA24156: Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017642: Microsoft Internet Explorer FTP Server Response Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#613564: Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly interpret certain responses from FTP servers
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0584: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS07-016)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Feb 13, 2007
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