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TITLE:
Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30883

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30883/

CRITICAL:
Extremely critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2276/
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 Office XP
http://secunia.com/product/23/
Microsoft Access 2000
http://secunia.com/product/36/
Microsoft Access 2002
http://secunia.com/product/35/
Microsoft Access 2003
http://secunia.com/product/4904/
Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer
http://secunia.com/product/2152/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft
Access, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the snapview.ocx ActiveX control
reportedly allowing files to be automatically downloaded to arbitrary
locations on a user's system when e.g. visiting a malicious website.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends setting the kill-bit.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported as a 0-day.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/955179.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/07/snapshot-viewer-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#837785:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837785

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