Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Qualys Cloud Platform to protect organizations against 1 vulnerability that were fixed in 2 bulletins announced today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
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Microsoft has released 2 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation in Microsoft Windows. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visits the Web page or views the message.
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4C48FF93-6559-4616-9C2D-406E808B7E97
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EA7DE30F-D765-4E5B-BFD4-64F3FED578FF
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E2CB474F-FC1B-4B7D-A607-02A1528C6743
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=383C13DC-51A9-4B12-89E3-871A1A3DE98F
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F19858-4E86-4FD4-A264-E4823FF6D0A9
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AFD3279C-6171-4F20-A36E-B9B56EE4C7F1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AF8F3A58-BA7A-41BF-BB1B-3A9DDFDC3E27
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=271E9C78-1C6A-443E-924D-43FD6D51E643
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-055 for further details.Workaround:
CVE-2006-4868:
The following workarounds may help defend against the exploitation of this vulnerability:
- Set Internet and Local intranet security zone settings to 'High'.
- Restrict websites to only your trusted sites.
- Disable JavaScripting in the browser.
As of September 19, 2006, Symantec has made available antivirus definitions to detect this issue.
Microsoft has released detailed workaround information regarding this issue; please see the referenced advisory for more information.
Reportedly, attackers have found a method of exploiting this issue without the use of JavaScript. Disabling scripting may therefore not be an effective workaround.
An alternate workaround by Jesper is available. Please see the references for more information.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E2CB474F-FC1B-4B7D-A607-02A1528C6743
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=383C13DC-51A9-4B12-89E3-871A1A3DE98F
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F19858-4E86-4FD4-A264-E4823FF6D0A9
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AFD3279C-6171-4F20-A36E-B9B56EE4C7F1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AF8F3A58-BA7A-41BF-BB1B-3A9DDFDC3E27
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=271E9C78-1C6A-443E-924D-43FD6D51E643
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4C48FF93-6559-4616-9C2D-406E808B7E97
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EA7DE30F-D765-4E5B-BFD4-64F3FED578FF
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-055 for further details.
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 1.15.64-3. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
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