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Bloodhound.Exploit.25

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
February 8, 2005
Updated:
February 13, 2007 12:33:12 PM
Type:
Trojan Horse, Worm
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
CVE References:
CAN-2004-0848

Bloodhound.Exploit.25 is a heuristic detection for the Microsoft Office XP HTML Link Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (which is described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-005).



This applies to computers runnings Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Project 2002, Microsoft Visio 2002 or Microsoft Works Suite. Non-affected software includes Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Office 2003.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version February 9, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
  • Initial Daily Certified version October 31, 2007 revision 003
  • Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date February 9, 2005
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Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 - 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 - 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

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