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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11887
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Buffer Overflow in Windows Troubleshooter ActiveX Control (826232, MS03-042)
Summary:A security vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Local; Troubleshooter ActiveX control in Windows 2000.
Description:Summary:
A security vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Local
Troubleshooter ActiveX control in Windows 2000.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability exists because the ActiveX control
(Tshoot.ocx) contains a buffer overflow.

To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would have to create a specially formed HTML based
e-mail and send it to the user.

Alternatively an attacker would have to host a malicious Web site that contained a Web page
designed to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Impact:
This flaw could allow an attacker to run code of their choice on
a user's system.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Windows 2000.

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for
more information.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0662
BugTraq ID: 8833
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8833
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#989932
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/989932
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012205.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS03-042
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-042
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632192709608&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A237
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0015.html
XForce ISS Database: win2k-local-troubleshooter-bo(13423)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13423
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2003 Jeff Adams

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