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Sid
11257

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in ie.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in the CTableCol::OnPropertyChange method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; and 6 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling deleteCell on a named table row in a named table column, then accessing the column, which causes Internet Explorer to access previously deleted objects, aka the "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista x64 Edition


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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2007-0944:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2007-0944
  
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