Vulnerability: MS08-041. Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access could allow remote code execution (955617)
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description | Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955617) - MS08-041 |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2008-2463 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | High |
| Solution | Users are advised to apply the vendor patch MS08-041. |
| Vendor description | This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. |
| SophosLabs comments | Exploits for this vulnerability have been seen in the wild. An attacker can create a malicious web page that exploits the vulnerability in the Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX component. The vulnerability allows a malicious script to drop an executable file into a local file system folder. Sample exploits drop an executable file into the All users Startup folder which causes the dropped executable to be launched next time the user logs onto the computer. |
| SophosLabs testing result | N/A |
| Currently known exploits | Troj/SnpView-A - CVE-2008-2463 JS/Agent-HJI - CVE-2008-2463 Mal/ObfJs-X - CVE-2008-2463 Mal/JSBO-Gen - CVE-2008-2463 |
| First sample seen | 31 July 2008 |
| Discovery date | 28 June 2008, vendor patch released 12 August 2008 |
| Affected software | Snapshot Viewer for Access Microsoft Office Access 2000 Microsoft Office Access 2002 Microsoft Office Access 2003 |
| References | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-041.mspx http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2463 |
| Credits | N/A |
| Revisions | 12 August 2008 - initial analysis written |
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- Article ID: 43668
- Created: 13 Aug 2008
- Last updated: 9 Apr 2010
