| VID |
26453 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Hotfix (956844) for 'DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Vulnerability' has not been applied. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.
If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
* 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/MS09-046.mspx
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3
Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (956844) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-046 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-046.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-2009-1920 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
36224 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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