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S-006: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

[Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS07-057)]

October 10, 2007 11:00 GMT
[REVISED 11 Oct 2007]
[REVISED 19 Oct 2007]
[REVISED 10 Jan 2008]
[REVISED 24 Jan 2008]
PROBLEM: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to an unhandled error in certian situations.
PLATFORM: Windows 2000 (all editions)
Windows XP (all editions)
Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
Windows Vista (all editions)
Storage Management Appliance v2.1 Software running on Storage Management Appliance I, II, and III
DAMAGE: Could allow remote code execution and gain the same user rights as the logged on user.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version.
VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT:		 The risk is MEDIUM. Could allow remote code execution and gain the same user rights as the logged on user.
LINKS:  
  CIRC BULLETIN: http://www.doecirc.energy.gov/bulletins/s-006.shtml
  ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-057.mspx
  ADDITIONAL LINK: Visit Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service for:
HPSBST02280 SSRT071480 rev. 1
  CVE: CVE-2007-3892 CVE-2007-3893 CVE-2007-3826 
REVISION HISTORY:
10/11/2007 - revised S-006 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS07-057 where
             they corrected the "What does the update do?" section for CVE-2007-3893.
10/19/2007 - revised S-006 to add a link to Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service
             for HPSBST02280 SSRT071480 rev. 1 for Storage Management Appliance v2.1 
			 Software running on Storage Management Appliance I, II, and III.
01/10/2008 - revised S-006 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS07-057 where
             they added a known issue.
01/24/2008 - revised S-006 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS07-057 where
             they revised the bulletin to address rendering issues. 
			 
			    
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057 - Critical

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)

Published: October 9, 2007 | Updated: January 24, 2008

Version: 1.3

General Information

Executive Summary

This critical security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability. The vulnerability with the most serious security impact could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. 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.

The security update is rated moderate for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003. For all other supported releases of Internet Explorer, this security update is rated critical. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.

The security update addresses three vulnerabilities by not allowing the browser window content to persist after navigation has occurred. The update addresses the fourth vulnerability by modifying the error exception handling so that no attempt is made to access the freed memory. For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update immediately.

Known Issues. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 939653 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when they install this security update. The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues.

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Affected and Non-Affected Software

The software listed here have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Affected Software

Operating System Component Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by This Update
Internet Explorer 5.01 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1        

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045
Internet Explorer 6        

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045
Internet Explorer 7        

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Moderate

MS07-045

Windows Vista

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045

Windows Vista x64 Edition

Windows Internet Explorer 7

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS07-045
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Vulnerability Information

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers
Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software
Affected Software Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2007-3892 Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2007-3893 Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2007-1091 and CVE-2007-3826 Aggregate Severity Rating
Internet Explorer 5.01 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1        

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical
Internet Explorer 6        

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate
Internet Explorer 7        

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Moderate

Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical

Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista x64 Edition

Moderate 
Spoofing

Critical 
Remote Code Execution

Low 
Spoofing

Critical
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Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2007-3892

A spoofing vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker to display spoofed content in a browser window. The address bar and other parts of the trust UI has been navigated away from the attacker’s Web site but the content of the window still contains the attacker’s Web page.

To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-3892.

 

Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2007-3893

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to an unhandled error in certain situations. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. If a user viewed 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.

To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-3893.

Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2007-1091 & CVE-2007-3826

Spoofing vulnerabilities exist in Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker to display spoofed content in a browser window. The address bar and other parts of the trust UI has been navigated away from the attacker’s Web site but the content of the window still contains the attacker’s Web page.

To view these vulnerabilities as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-1091 and CVE-2007-3826.

Update Information

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile computers in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.

Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available at the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security_patch." Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Windows Update Catalog.

Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, “MS07-036”), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ.

Detection and Deployment Guidance

Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool, and the Enterprise Update Scan Tool (EST). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site. The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update.

Software MBSA 1.2.1 MBSA 2.0.1

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

No

Yes

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

No

Yes

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

No

Yes

Windows Vista

No

See Note for Windows Vista below

Windows Vista x64 Edition

No

See Note for Windows Vista below

Note MBSA 1.2.1 does not support systems with Internet Explorer 7 installed. MBSA 2.0 does support systems with Internet Explorer 7 installed.

Note for Windows Vista Microsoft does not support installing MBSA 2.0.1 on computers that run Windows Vista, but you may install MBSA 2.0.1 on a supported operating system and then scan the Windows Vista-based computer remotely. For additional information about MBSA support for Windows Vista, visit the MBSA Web site. See also Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 931943: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) support for Windows Vista.

For more information about MBSA, visit the MBSA Web site. For more information about the software that Microsoft Update and MBSA 2.0 currently do not detect, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 895660.

Windows Server Update Services

By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Windows 2000 and later operating systems. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.

Systems Management Server

The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update.

Software SMS 2.0 SMS 2003

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

No

Yes

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

No

Yes

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

No

Yes

Windows Vista

No

See Note for Windows Vista below

Windows Vista x64 Edition

No

See Note for Windows Vista below

SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 Software Update Services (SUS) Feature Pack can use MBSA 1.2.1 for detection and therefore have the same limitation that is listed earlier in this bulletin related to programs that MBSA 1.2.1 does not detect.

For SMS 2.0, the SMS SUS Feature Pack, which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. SMS SUIT uses the MBSA 1.2.1 engine for detection. For more information about SUIT, visit the following Microsoft Web site. For more information about the limitations of SUIT, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 306460. The SMS SUS Feature Pack also includes the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications.

For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, visit the following Microsoft Web site. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications.

Note for Windows Vista  Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Service Pack 3 includes support for Windows Vista manageability.

For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

Security Update Deployment

Affected Software

For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link:

* Windows 2000 (all editions)
* Windows XP (all editions)
* Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
* Windows Vista (all editions)

Other Information

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

•

Pierre Geyer of next.motion OHG for reporting the Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - (CVE-2007-3892).
•

Carsten H. Eiram of Secunia Research for reporting the Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability - (CVE-2007-3893).
•

Jakob Balle of Secunia Research for originally reporting the Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - (CVE-2007-1091)
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Support

•

Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
•

International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.
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Disclaimer

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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Revisions

•

V1.0 (October 9, 2007): Bulletin published.
•

V1.1 (October 10, 2007): Bulletin revised to correct the "What does the update do?" section for CVE-2007-3893.
•

V1.2 (January 09, 2008): Bulletin revised to add a known issue.
•

V1.3 (January 23, 2008): Bulletin revised to address rendering issues.

 

 
      

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