Symantec product detections for Microsoft monthly Security Advisories - October 2008
| Article:TECH139958 | | | Created: 2010-09-15 | | | Updated: 2013-01-09 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH139958 |
Problem
This document describes Symantec product detections for the Microsoft vulnerabilities for which Microsoft releases patches in their monthly Security Advisories.
Note: Symantec posts this information shortly after it becomes available from Microsoft. Any missing information will be added to the document as it becomes available.
Solution
October 14, 2008
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ID and Rating
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Description |
Details |
Intrusion Protection System (IPS) Response |
Other Detections |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3472
BID: 31615
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Internet Explorer (IE) HTML Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 6 IE 6 SP1 IE 7 |
This is a cross-domain remote code-execution and information disclosure vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs because IE incorrectly interprets the origin of script code An attacker must trick a victim into visiting a website containing malicious content to exploit this issue Code execution in the context of another domain or security zone is only possible when exploited through Internet Explorer 6 SP1 running on Windows 2000 SP4 On platforms other than IE 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, exploitation of this vulnerability leads to Information Disclosure |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3473
BID: 31616
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Internet Explorer (IE) Source Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 6 IE 6 SP1 IE 7 |
This is a cross-domain remote code-execution and information disclosure vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs because IE incorrectly interprets the origin of script code An attacker must trick a victim into visiting a website containing malicious content to exploit this issue Code execution in the context of another domain or security zone is only possible when exploited through Internet Explorer 6 SP1 running on Windows 2000 SP4 On platforms other than IE 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, exploitation of this vulnerability leads to Information Disclosure |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-2947
BID: 29960
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Internet Explorer (IE) 'location' & 'location.href' Vulnerability
Cross Domain Security Bypass Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 5.01 SP4 IE 6 IE 6 SP1 IE 7 |
This is a cross-domain remote code-execution and information disclosure vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs when handling the"location" or "location.href" property contained in a window object An attacker must trick a victim into visiting a website containing malicious content to exploit this issue Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in another browser window's security zone |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3474
BID: 31654
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Internet Explorer (IE) Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Information Disclosure Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 6 IE 6 SP1 IE 7 |
This is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs because IE incorrectly interprets the origin of script code An attacker must trick a victim into visiting a website containing malicious content to exploit this issue Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the disclosure of potentially sensitive information from another domain or security zone |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3475
BID: 31617
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Internet Explorer (IE) Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 6 IE 6 SP1 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs when IE accesses an object that has not been properly initialized or has been deleted To exploit this issue an attacker must trick a victim into visiting a specially crafted website Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: Bloodhound.Exploit.210
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3476
BID: 31618
Microsoft ID: MS08-058
MSKB: 956390
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Internet Explorer (IE) HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 5.01 SP4 IE 6 IE 6 SP1 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) The vulnerability occurs when IE attempts to access uninitialized memory in certain situations To exploit this issue an attacker must trick a victim into visiting a specially crafted website Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: Bloodhound.Exploit.209
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3466
BID: 31620
Microsoft ID: MS08-059
MSKB: 956695
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Host Integration Server (HIS) RPC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
HIS 2000 SP2 HIS 2000 Administrator Client HIS 2004 HIS 2004 SP1 HIS 2006 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the SNA Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service of HIS To exploit this issue an attacker must send a malformed RPC request to the affected service Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the affected service, and potentially facilitate a complete compromise of the affected computer |
Sig ID: 23113
Detected as"RPC MS Host Integration Server Code Exec"
Applicability: SNS – SU 101 SGS – SU 65 SCS – SU 170 NIS/NAV/N360 – SU 153 NIS08/NAV08 – SU 111 N360v2 – SU 111 SEP11 – SU 79 |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3477
BID: 31702
Microsoft ID: MS08-057
MSKB: 956416
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Excel Calendar Object Validation Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Excel 2000 SP3 Excel 2002 SP3 Excel 2003 SP2 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Excel The vulnerability occurs when Excel processes a calendar object in a compiled VBA project To exploit this issue an attacker must trick a victim into opening a malicious project file Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3471
BID: 31705
Microsoft ID: MS08-057
MSKB: 956416
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Excel File Format Parsing Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Excel 2000 SP3 Excel 2002 SP3 Excel 2003 SP2 Excel 2007 Excel 2007 SP1 Office Excel Viewer 2003 Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 Office Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 Office SharePoint Server 2007 Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 Office SharePoint Server 2007 x64 Edition Office SharePoint Server 2007 x64 Edition SP1 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Excel The vulnerability occurs when Excel processes a malformed BIFF file To exploit this issue an attacker must trick a victim into opening a malicious file Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: Bloodhound.Exploit.211
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-4019
BID: 31706
Microsoft ID: MS08-057
MSKB: 956416
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Excel Formula Parsing Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Excel 2000 SP3 Excel 2002 SP3 Excel 2003 SP2 Excel 2007 Excel 2007 SP1 Office Excel Viewer 2003 Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 Office Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 Office SharePoint Server 2007 Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 Office SharePoint Server 2007 x64 Edition Office SharePoint Server 2007 x64 Edition SP1 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Excel The vulnerability occurs when Excel parses a malformed formula embedded in a cell To exploit this issue an attacker must trick a victim into opening a malicious file Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3479
BID: 31637
Microsoft ID: MS08-065
MSKB: 951071
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Message Queuing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Message Queuing Service when parsing an RPC request To exploit this issue an attacker must send a specially crafted RPC request to the affected computer Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code with SYSTEM level privileges |
Sig ID: N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1446
BID: 31682
Microsoft ID: MS08-062
MSKB: 953155
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Windows Internet Printing (IPP) Service Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) of Internet Information Services (IIS) To exploit this issue, a remote authenticated attacker must connect a vulnerable server to an attacker controlled computer, and subsequently execute code on the vulnerable computer Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code on the affected computer in the context of the affected service |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-2250
BID: 31651
Microsoft ID: MS08-061
MSKB: 954211
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Windows Kernel Window Creation Vulnerability
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel The vulnerability occurs since the kernel does not properly validate properties of a newly created window Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code on the affected computer in the context of the kernel, facilitating a complete compromise |
Sig ID: N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-2251
BID: 31653
Microsoft ID: MS08-061
MSKB: 954211
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Windows Kernel Unhandled Exception Vulnerability
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel The vulnerability occurs since the kernel improperly handles system calls from multiple threads Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code on the affected computer in the context of the kernel, facilitating a complete compromise |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-2252
BID: 31652
Microsoft ID: MS08-061
MSKB: 954211
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Windows Kernel Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel The vulnerability occurs since the kernel improperly validates data passed from user mode to kernel mode Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code on the affected computer in the context of the kernel, facilitating a complete compromise |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-3464
BID: 31673
Microsoft ID: MS08-066
MSKB: 956803
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Ancillary Function Driver ('afd.sys') The vulnerability occurs since the AFD improperly validates input passed from user mode to the kernel Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel level privileges |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-4036
BID: 31675
Microsoft ID: MS08-064
MSKB: 956841
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Virtual Address Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Memory Manager The vulnerability occurs because of the way the Memory Manager handles memory allocation and Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs) Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges and gain complete control of the affected computer |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-4038
BID: 31647
Microsoft ID: MS08-063
MSKB: 957095
Microsoft Rating: Important |
SMB Buffer Underflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Windows XP Pro x64 Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x64 SP1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, and Itanium-based Systems |
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol The vulnerability occurs due to way SMB handles specially crafted file names A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable computer, facilitating a complete compromise |
Sig ID: 23154
Detected as "SMB Search Command Code Exec"
Applicability: SNS – SU 101 SGS – SU 65 SCS – SU 170 NIS/NAV/N360 – SU 153 NIS08/NAV08 – SU 111 N360v2 – SU 111 SEP11 – SU 79 |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-4023
BID: 31609
Microsoft ID: MS08-060
MSKB: 957280
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Active Directory Overflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Active Directory |
This is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Active Directory on Windows 2000 The vulnerability occurs because of insufficient validation of LDAP requests A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a malformed LDAP packet affected server Successful exploitation of this issue will result in the execution of attacker-supplied code in the context of the affected service, which may facilitate a complete compromise of the affected computer |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-4020
BID: 31693
Microsoft ID: MS08-056
MSKB: 957699
Microsoft Rating: Moderate |
Office Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability
Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Office XP SP3 |
This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting Office The vulnerability occurs when processing the 'cdo://' protocol and the Content-Disposition: Attachment header An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking an unsuspecting victim into clicking a cdo:// link A successful exploit will result in the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the attacker-specified site |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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