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Sid
3-16420

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in the Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control.

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Impact:
Unknown.

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Detailed Information:
The Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control (aka the Office Excel ActiveX control for Data Analysis) in max3activex.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that corrupts the "system state," aka "Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2
Microsoft Windows 7

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can host a web site that will return code of their choosing to the object when a victim clicks on a malicious link.

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Ease of Attack:
Difficult.

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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-2010-0252:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0252
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html

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