From russ.cooper@CYBERTRUST.COM Tue Jun 14 13:59:44 2005 From: "Cooper, Russ" To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:40:41 -0400 Reply-To: Windows NTBugtraq Mailing List Subject: Alert: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-031 - Vulnerability in Step-by-Step Interactive Training Could Allow Remote Code Execution (898458) Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-031: Vulnerability in Step-by-Step Interactive Training Could Allow Remote Code Execution (898458) Bulletin URL: Version Number: 1.0 Issued Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution Maximum Severity Rating: Important Patch(es) Replaced: None Caveats: None Tested Software: Affected Software: ------------------ * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 * Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium) * Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium) * Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition * Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems. * Step-by-Step Interactive Training (All Versions) Affected Components: -------------------- * Step-by-Step Interactive Training * Step-by-Step Interactive Training when it is running on Itanium-based systems * Step-by-Step Interactive Training when it is running on x64-based systems Technical Description: ---------------------- * Interactive Training Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1212: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Step-by-Step Interactive Training because of the way that Step-by-Step Interactive Training handles bookmark link files. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious bookmark link file that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site or opened a malicious attachment that was provided in an e-mail message. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. However, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. This email is sent to NTBugtraq automagically as a service to my subscribers. (v4.01.1975.38886) Cheers, Russ Cooper - Senior Scientist - Cybertrust/NTBugtraq Editor -- NTBugtraq Editor's Note: Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for your AV, or at least that the idea is considered. --