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Bulletins   Conferences   News & Media   Services   Web Log   Site Map   Site Help   Member login Login »  Become a member »   Home » Security Bul... » Security Bul... » AusCERT Exte... » ESB-2010.0828 - ALERT [Win] Microsoft Office: Execut...   ESB-2010.0828 - ALERT [Win] Microsoft Office: Execute arbitrary code/commands - Remote with user interaction Date: 15 September 2010 Click here for printable version -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2010.0828 Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution 15 September 2010 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Publisher: Microsoft Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2010-2728 Original Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-064.mspx - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-064 - Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2315011) Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened or previewed a specially crafted e-mail message using an affected version of Microsoft Outlook that is connected to an Exchange server with Online Mode. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Outlook 2002 and is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Outlook 2007. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. This security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that Microsoft Outlook parses content in a specially crafted e-mail message. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information. Affected Software Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Vulnerability Information Heap Based Buffer Overflow in Outlook Vulnerability - CVE-2010-2728 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Outlook parses content in a specially crafted e-mail message. This vulnerability exists only in configurations where Outlook connects to an Exchange Server in Online Mode. Configurations where Outlook connects to an Exchange Server in the Cached Exchange Mode are not affected. In addition, configurations where Outlook uses POP or IMAP mail servers only are not affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. 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