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Vulnerability: MS09-049 - Critical Vulnerability in Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (970710)
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description | MS09-049 - Critical Vulnerability in Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (970710) |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2009-1132 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | High |
| Solution | |
| Vendor description | This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a client or server with a wireless network interface enabled receives specially crafted wireless frames. Systems without a wireless card enabled are not at risk from this vulnerability. |
| SophosLabs comments | MS09-049 resolves a vulnerability that effects the Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service in versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Systems with an enabled wireless card, could receive specially crafted wireless frames that could lead to a remote code execution in WLANSVC. The lack of any known attacks exploiting this vulnerability has lead to SophosLabs assigning a threat level of high. |
| SophosLabs testing result | N/A |
| Currently known exploits | At the time of writing SophosLabs have not observed any malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analyzed and we will take action as necessary. |
| First sample seen | N/A |
| Discovery date | 08 September 2009 |
| Affected software | Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 *Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected. |
| References | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-049.mspx http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1132 |
| Credits | Microsoft MAPP |
| Revisions | 09 September 2009 - Initial analysis written |
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- Article ID: 62950
- Created: 9 Sep 2009
- Last updated: 9 Sep 2009
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