TITLE:
Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17167

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17167/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
http://secunia.com/product/41/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft
Exchange 2000 Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the CDO
(Collaboration Data Objects) COM component. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code on a vulnerability system via a specially
crafted message delivered through SMTP.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AE0BA6D7-37AF-46E8-9E25-AB63883FA944

Microsoft Windows XP (requires SP 1 or SP 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0DAF2D1-656C-4580-94C1-8AB009B4AD4F

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D389EF4D-583D-41C0-9081-844D348F3817

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (with or without SP 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1BC06799-B9F5-416F-8965-DC0E07A24A29

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) (with or without SP 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=956FFD90-60AF-4296-8765-F0A17A77DB77

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5504C410-CDCB-4826-B002-DBA0E3A402A4

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server (requires SP 3 and Post-SP 3 Update
Rollup of August 2004):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60FD0DDC-04B7-4879-930B-53375823CD51

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Gary O’leary-Steele, Sec-1.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS05-048 (KB907245):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-048.mspx

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