TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Library Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14195

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14195/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows Millenium
http://secunia.com/product/14/
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
http://secunia.com/product/13/
Microsoft Windows 98
http://secunia.com/product/12/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/

DESCRIPTION:
Anna Hollingzworth has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Hyperlink
Object Library. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via
applications linked against the vulnerable object library.

Successful exploitation requires that a user opens a malicious URL
following a link from an email or a HTML document.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9DC37971-9268-4CED-85A3-2CF487EAE378

Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6005C5A3-AFF2-4765-B26F-BE47ED408E0B

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=84712902-1C6B-4402-9959-7A51EE319D7F

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=558AB19E-A5A3-44A6-99A3-F0D9E7C1F714

Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C55E18-3A3F-455B-A6C3-BB87B33CFD8E

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=558AB19E-A5A3-44A6-99A3-F0D9E7C1F714

The following platforms are no longer supported:
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Anna Hollingzworth

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS05-015 (KB888113):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-015.mspx

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