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  • Microsoft Internet Explorer "Msdds.dll" Remote Code Execution (Affects XP SP2, etc.)

    08/18/2005 1:51:17 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 31 replies · 1,205+ views
    FrSIRT Advisory : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1450 CVE Reference : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH Rated as : Critical Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-08-17 * Technical Description * A critical vulnerability was identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to a memory corruption error when instantiating the "Msdds.dll" (Microsoft Design Tools Diagram Surface) object as an ActiveX control, which could be exploited by an attacker to take complete control of an affected system via a specially crafted Web page. This vulnerability has been confirmed with Microsoft...