Symantec product detections for Microsoft monthly Security Advisories - April 2008
| Article:TECH139964 | | | Created: 2010-09-15 | | | Updated: 2013-01-09 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH139964 |
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
April 8, 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-2008-0083
BID: 28551
Microsoft ID: MS08-022
MSKB: 944338
Microsoft Rating:
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VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
VBScript/JScript 5.1 on Windows 2000 SP4 VBScript/JScript 5.6 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, and Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting JScript and VBScript engines. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking an unsuspecting victim into viewing a malicious web page or opening a malicious file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1085
BID: 28552
Microsoft ID: MS08-024
MSKB: 947864
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Data Stream Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 5.01 SP4 IE 6 SP1 IE 7 |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE). An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into visiting a malicious web page. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1083
BID: 28571
Microsoft ID: MS08-021
MSKB: 948590
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems, Vista, Vista x64 Edition, Vista for Itanium-based systems, and Server 2008 (all editions) |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting GDI. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into opening a malicious EMF or WMF file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
Sig ID: 22906
Detected as "HTTP EMF GDI Integer BO"
Applicability: SCS – SU 123 NIS/NAV/N360 – SU 107 NIS/NAV08 – SU 55 SEP11 – SU 42
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AV: Bloodhound.Exploit.188
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1087
BID: 28570
Microsoft ID: MS08-021
MSKB: 948590
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
GDI Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems, Vista, Vista x64 Edition, Vista for Itanium-based systems, and Server 2008 (all editions) |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting GDI. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into opening a malicious EMF file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
Sig ID: 22902
Detected as "HTTP GDI EMF Remote Code Exec"
Applicability: SCS – SU 123 NIS/NAV/N360 – SU 107 NIS/NAV08 – SU 55 SEP11 – SU 42 |
AV: Bloodhound.Exploit.187
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1086
BID: 28606
Microsoft ID: MS08-023
MSKB: 948881
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
IE 5.01 SP4, IE 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems, Vista, Vista x64 Edition, Vista for Itanium-based systems, and Server 2008 |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting the ‘hxvz.dll’ component. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into visiting a malicious web page. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user.
Note: Microsoft is also releasing an update that sets the kill bit for a third-party component from Yahoo. The BIDs associated with these components are 27579, 27590 and 27578. |
Sig ID: 22903
Detected as "HTTP HxTocCtrl ActiveX Code Exec"
Applicability: SNS – SU 95 SGS – SU 60 SCS – SU 123 NIS/NAV/N360 – SU 107 NIS/NAV08 – SU 55 SEP11 – SU 42
Canary Sig ID: 50144 Detected as "MSIE HxTocCtrl ActiveX Code Exec" |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1088
BID: 28607
Microsoft ID: MS08-018
MSKB: 950183
Microsoft Rating: Critical |
Project Memory Validation Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Project 2000 SP1, 2002 SP1, Office Project 2003 SP2 |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting Project. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into opening a malicious file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
N/A
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AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1084
BID: 28554
Microsoft ID: MS08-025
MSKB: 941693
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Windows Kernel Vulnerability
Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems, Vista, Vista x64 Edition, Vista for Itanium-based systems, and Server 2008 |
This is a local privilege-escalation vulnerability affects the windows kernel. This vulnerability exists due to the kernel performing improper validation of usermode input. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary code with kernel level permission. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-0087
BID: 28553
Microsoft ID: MS08-020
MSKB: 945553
Microsoft Rating: Important |
DNS Spoofing Attack Vulnerability
Spoofing Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, XP x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Server 2003 with SP1 and SP2 for Itanium-based Systems, Vista, Vista x64 Edition, and Vista for Itanium-based systems |
This is a vulnerability affecting multiple Windows platforms. This vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof legitimate DNS responses, and potentially redirect victims to an attacker-controlled location. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will aid phishing attacks. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1089
BID: 28555
Microsoft ID: MS08-019
MSKB: 949032
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Visio Object Header Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Office Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP2, 2003 SP3, 2007, and 2007 SP1 |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting Visio. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted Visio file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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CAN/CVE ID: CVE-2008-1090
BID: 28556
Microsoft ID: MS08-019
MSKB: 949032
Microsoft Rating: Important |
Visio Memory Validation Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects the following products:
Office Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP2, 2003 SP3, 2007, and 2007 SP1 |
This is a client-side remote code-execution vulnerability affecting Visio, due to the way it validates memory allocations when loading malformed files. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted Visio file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in the execution of arbitrary attacker-supplied code in the context of the currently logged in user. |
N/A |
AV: N/A
Sygate IDS: N/A |
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