SecurityFocus Microsoft Newsletter #353 ----------------------------------------
This Issue is Sponsored by: SPI Dynamics ALERT: Learn to Think Like a Hacker - Simulate a Hacker Breaking into Your Web Apps The speed with which Web Applications are developed make them prime targets for attackers, often these applications were developed so quickly that they are not coded properly or subjected to any security testing. Hackers know this and use it as their weapon. Download this *FREE* test guide from SPI Dynamics to check for Web application vulnerabilities. https://download.spidynamics.com/1/ad/web.asp?Campaign_ID=70160000000CysD SECURITY BLOGS SecurityFocus has selected a few syndicated sources that stand out as conveying topics of interest for our community. We are proud to offer content from Matasano at this time and will be adding more in the coming weeks. http://www.securityfocus.com/blogs ------------------------------------------------------------------ I. FRONT AND CENTER 1. Security conferences versus practical knowledge 2. Achtung! New German Laws on Cybercrime II. MICROSOFT VULNERABILITY SUMMARY 1. Ipswitch IMail Server and Collaboration Suite (ICS) Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities 2. Atheros Wireless Drivers Denial of Service Vulnerability 3. Visionsoft Audit Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities 4. Nullsoft Winamp M3U File Denial of Service Vulnerability 5. UltraDefrag FindFiles Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 6. Guidance Software EnCase Forensic Unspecified Denial Of Service Vulnerability 7. Guidance Software EnCase Forensic Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities 8. Drupal Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities 9. CrystalPlayer Playlist File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 10. Microsoft Windows ARP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability 11. Sun Java System Application Server JSP Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability 12. Computer Associates Multiple Products Message Queuing Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 13. Kerio MailServer Attachment Filter Unspecified Vulnerability 14. Ipswitch Instant Messaging Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability 15. Zenturi ProgramChecker SASATL.DLL ActiveX Control Scan Method Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 16. Microsoft Internet Explorer SeaMonkey Browser URI Handler Command Injection Vulnerability 17. Microsoft Windows Explorer GIF File Denial of Service Vulnerability III. MICROSOFT FOCUS LIST SUMMARY 1. SecurityFocus Microsoft Newsletter #352 2. USB device control software IV. UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS V. SPONSOR INFORMATION I. FRONT AND CENTER --------------------- 1. Security conferences versus practical knowledge By Don Parker While the training industry as a whole has evolved rather well to suit the needs of their clients, the computer conference - specifically the computer security conference - has declined in relevance to the everyday sys-admin and network security practitioners. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/449 2. Achtung! New German Laws on Cybercrime By Federico Biancuzzi Germany is passing some new laws regarding cybercrime that might affect security professionals. Federico Biancuzzi interviewed Marco Gercke, one of the experts that was invited to the parliamentary hearing, to learn more about this delicate subject. They discussed what is covered by the new laws, which areas remain in the dark, and how they might affect vulnerability disclosure and the use of common tools, such as nmap. http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/448 II. MICROSOFT VULNERABILITY SUMMARY ------------------------------------ 1. Ipswitch IMail Server and Collaboration Suite (ICS) Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BugTraq ID: 25176 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-08-02 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25176 Summary: Ipswitch IMail Server and Collaboration Suite (ICS) are prone to multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because these applications fail to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it into an insufficiently sized memory buffer. Attackers may exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected applications. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) 2006, IMail Premium 2006.2 and 2006.21 are reported vulnerable to these issues; other versions may also be affected. 2. Atheros Wireless Drivers Denial of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25160 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-08-01 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25160 Summary: Atheros wireless drivers are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because they fail to properly handle malformed wireless frames. Remote attackers may exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions. Atheros drivers are also used by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) wireless adapters. Therefore, various brands of wireless adapters using the Atheros chipset are affected by this vulnerability. This issue is reported to affect drivers for the Windows operating system. Note that Linux, UNIX, and BSD computers may be vulnerable if using the NDISWrapper or similar technology to load an affected driver. 3. Visionsoft Audit Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities BugTraq ID: 25153 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-31 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25153 Summary: Visionsoft Audit is prone to multiple remote vulnerabilities: - A heap-based buffer-overflow issue - Multiple information-disclosure issues - A denial-of-service issue - A password-disclosure issue - Multiple arbitrary-file-overwrite issues An attacker can exploit these issues to completely compromise the affected computer, crash the affected application, overwrite arbitrary files, gain unauthorized access to the affected application, and obtain sensitive information. These issues affect Visionsoft Audit 12.4.0.0; other versions may also be affected. 4. Nullsoft Winamp M3U File Denial of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25152 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-31 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25152 Summary: Winamp is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, effectively denying service to legitimate users. Given the nature of this issue, the attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, but this has not been confirmed. This issue is reported to affect Winamp 5.35; other versions may also be vulnerable. 5. UltraDefrag FindFiles Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25102 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-27 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25102 Summary: UltraDefrag is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary machine code with SYSTEM-level privileges, facilitating the complete compromise of affected computers. Versions prior to UltraDefrag 1.0.4 are vulnerable to this issue. 6. Guidance Software EnCase Forensic Unspecified Denial Of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25101 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-27 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25101 Summary: Guidance Software EnCase Forensic is prone to an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle specially crafted filesystems. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions. This can delay and complicate forensic investigations. NOTE: This issue may be related to the issues described in BID 25100. EnCase Forensics 5.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 7. Guidance Software EnCase Forensic Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities BugTraq ID: 25100 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-27 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25100 Summary: Guidance Software EnCase Forensic is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities because it fails to handle specially crafted and malformed NTFS filesystems. Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application or cause it to hang. This can delay and complicate forensic investigations. 8. Drupal Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities BugTraq ID: 25097 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-27 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25097 Summary: Drupal is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. Versions prior to Drupal 4.7.7 and prior to Drupal 5.2 are vulnerable to these issues. 9. CrystalPlayer Playlist File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25083 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-26 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25083 Summary: CrystalPlayer is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in a compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. This issue affects CrystalPlayer 1.98; other versions may also be vulnerable. 10. Microsoft Windows ARP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25066 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-25 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25066 Summary: Microsoft Windows is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability due to its inefficient handling of malicious ARP requests. Attackers can exploit this issue to consume excessive CPU resources, denying service to legitimate users for the duration of the attack. Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Vista are vulnerable to this issue; other Microsoft operating systems and versions may also be affected. 11. Sun Java System Application Server JSP Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25058 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-25 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25058 Summary: Sun Java System Application Server on Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive JSP source code, which may aid them in further attacks. 12. Computer Associates Multiple Products Message Queuing Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25051 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-24 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25051 Summary: Multiple Computer Associates products are prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue affects the Message Queuing (CAM/CAFT) component. The application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it to an insufficiently sized buffer. A successful exploit will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. This issue affects all versions of the CA Message Queuing software prior to v1.11 Build 54_4 on Windows and NetWare. 13. Kerio MailServer Attachment Filter Unspecified Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25038 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-24 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25038 Summary: Kerio MailServer is prone to an unspecified vulnerability due to an error in the attachment filter. Very few details are currently available regarding this issue. We will update this BID as more information emerges. Versions prior to Kerio MailServer 6.4.1 are considered vulnerable. 14. Ipswitch Instant Messaging Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25031 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-23 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25031 Summary: Ipswitch Instant Messaging Server is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to properly handle unexpected network data. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the IM service, denying further instant messages for legitimate users. Ipswitch IM Server 2.0.5.30 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 15. Zenturi ProgramChecker SASATL.DLL ActiveX Control Scan Method Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25025 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-23 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25025 Summary: The Zenturi ProgramChecker 'sasatl.dll' ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed exploit attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions. 16. Microsoft Internet Explorer SeaMonkey Browser URI Handler Command Injection Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25021 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-23 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25021 Summary: Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers inject commands through SeaMonkey's 'mailto' protocol handler. Exploiting these issues allows remote attackers to pass and execute arbitrary commands and arguments through the 'SeaMonkey.exe' process by employing the 'mailto' handler. An attacker can also employ these issues to carry out cross-browser scripting attacks by using the '-chrome' argument. This can allow the attacker to run JavaScript code with the privileges of trusted Chrome context and gain full access to SeaMonkey's resources. Exploiting these issues would permit remote attackers to influence command options that can be called through the 'mailto' handles and therefore execute commands and script code with the privileges of a user running the applications. Successful attacks may result in a variety of consequences, including remote unauthorized access. 17. Microsoft Windows Explorer GIF File Denial of Service Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 25013 Remote: Yes Date Published: 2007-07-23 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25013 Summary: Microsoft Windows Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue to cause Explorer to crash, effectively denying service. Arbitrary code execution may be possible, but this has not been confirmed. This issue affects Explorer on Microsoft Windows XP SP2; other operating systems and versions may also be affected. III. MICROSOFT FOCUS LIST SUMMARY --------------------------------- 1. 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SPONSOR INFORMATION ------------------------ This Issue is Sponsored by: SPI Dynamics ALERT: Learn to Think Like a Hacker - Simulate a Hacker Breaking into Your Web Apps The speed with which Web Applications are developed make them prime targets for attackers, often these applications were developed so quickly that they are not coded properly or subjected to any security testing. Hackers know this and use it as their weapon. Download this *FREE* test guide from SPI Dynamics to check for Web application vulnerabilities. https://download.spidynamics.com/1/ad/web.asp?Campaign_ID=70160000000CysD
