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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows WordPad Text Converter Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32997

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32997/

CRITICAL:
Extremely critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/16/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21/
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12399/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files and can be exploited to
corrupt memory.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is currently being
actively exploited.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted documents using WordPad.

The vendor recommends Windows XP SP2 users to upgrade to Windows XP
SP3, which is reportedly not affected.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Microsoft (KB960906):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx

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