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Vulnerability: (972890) Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description | (972890) Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution. |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2008-0015 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | Critical |
| Solution | As of yet, no patch has been released for this vulnerability. Please refer to the Microsoft advisory (see the references section) for an advised workaround. |
| Vendor description | Microsoft is investigating a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote and may not require any user intervention. |
| SophosLabs comments | Despite Microsofts claim that this vulnerability has only been privately reported we have received a number of samples already. Given the popularity of the software affected, the severity, and the lack of a patch, SophosLabs has assigned this vulnerability a rating of critical. |
| SophosLabs testing result | Samples have been tested using Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
| Currently known exploits | Exp/VidCtl-A has been issued in response to samples we have seen, some samples have also been detected as Troj/JSShell-D. Lab testing has proven that proactive detection is available by enabling Buffer Overflow detection in Sophos Anti-Virus. |
| First sample seen | 6th July 2009 |
| Discovery date | 6th July 2009 |
| Affected software | Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Itanium |
| References | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx |
| Credits | None |
| Revisions | 8th July 2009 (initial advisory published) |
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- Article ID: 60965
- Created: 8 Jul 2009
- Last updated: 8 Jul 2009
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