| VID |
26138 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (KB896358) for 'Code Execution Vulnerability in HTML Help' has not been applied. Microsoft HTML Help is the standard help system for the Windows platform. Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP and Server 2003 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the processing of malformed data through the InfoTech protocol (ms-its, its, mk:@msitstore). An attacker may exploit this flaw from a malicious Web page or through HTML email to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged in user.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-026.mspx
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/851869
http://secunia.com/advisories/15683
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0062.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 98, Me
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (KB896358) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-026 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-026.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2002-0648,CVE-2005-1211 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
5560,13941,13943,13946,13947 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
19270,20822 (ISS) |
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