TITLE:
Microsoft Windows / Office Korean Input Method Editor Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18859

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18859/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2276/
Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools
http://secunia.com/product/7426/
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2277/
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2275/
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2278/
Microsoft OneNote 2003
http://secunia.com/product/7140/
Microsoft Project 2003
http://secunia.com/product/3170/
Microsoft Visio 2003
http://secunia.com/product/1092/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in various Microsoft products,
which can be exploited by malicious people to gain escalated
privileges or compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Korean Input
Method Editor (IME), which may cause it to expose functionality
running with LocalSystem.

Successful exploitation requires access to a login prompt either
locally or via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 / Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=290453DF-1CAE-4691-B20C-5D65D92216BF

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7D75BF5C-2E1D-4793-B7D1-DD372A99ECA5

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A092BA0F-C753-444B-A572-492E4ECB2D3F

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) and Microsoft Windows Server
2003 SP1 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8479C2EB-0FB6-4879-9C3D-B49BD864A71C

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=66E495E8-CD52-4E76-B20A-4471FA941556

Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 / SP2 (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8E6F16E9-CD73-47D5-887E-616DB9B09591&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface Packs (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=986F9A8D-AFE7-455A-B78D-0795CBB0E80E&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Packs
(KB909115):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A4D0A92-2DFC-4F8B-9D14-138CEA57AF96&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Project 2003 Multilingual User Interface Packs
(KB909118):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=22C96D7F-F384-4678-9AC0-3A11B81A4C1D&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32CF9F59-FFBD-45E5-A4D2-690183462D0F&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Visio 2003 (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8E6F16E9-CD73-47D5-887E-616DB9B09591&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8E6F16E9-CD73-47D5-887E-616DB9B09591&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office Project 2003 (KB905645):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8E6F16E9-CD73-47D5-887E-616DB9B09591&displaylang=en

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ryan Lee of VMCraft Inc.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-009 (KB901190):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-009.mspx

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