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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows ART Image Handling Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20605

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20605/

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/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
handling of the ART image file format. This can be exploited to cause
a heap-based buffer overflow when the user views a malicious web site,
which contains a specially crafted ART image, using Internet Explorer
or opens a HTML e-mail message containing the image.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 (with Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AE6D8DA7-B170-416D-8812-265FFA757301

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 (with Internet Explorer 6 SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F6328F82-457E-44CB-95FB-2DB0E8C9EE3C

Microsoft Windows XP SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F6328F82-457E-44CB-95FB-2DB0E8C9EE3C

Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=71022EA1-94CB-4FE9-B89E-46876D068B9A

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A386523E-96AB-43ED-B189-E13AF497B685

Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=56DF0CF2-9214-4B23-9034-C59E8B7126D6

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5E1B95C3-7E75-4468-829C-1DC7B4ECE5D0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4DC13B7C-01AB-4BB6-9766-0FE0D02E410D

Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows ME:
Patches are available via the Microsoft Update web site or the
Windows Update web site.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-022 (KB918439):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-022.mspx

iDefense Labs:
http://idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=407

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