| VID |
26480 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (MS09-073, 975539) for 'Vulnerability in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution' has not been applied.
The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted Word 97 file is opened in WordPad or Microsoft Office Word. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same privileges as the user.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the 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/ms09-073.mspx
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Office XP SP3
Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (975539)for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-073 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-073.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-2009-2493,CVE-2009-3671,CVE-2009-3672,CVE-2009-3673,CVE-2009-3674 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
35828,37085,37188,37212,37213 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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