PT-2007-1161 · Microsoft · Windows

Brett Moore · Published 2007-02-13 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-3448

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Step-by-Step Interactive Training component of Microsoft Windows. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Syllabus string in crafted bookmark link files, such as those with .cbo, .cbl, or .cbm extensions.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3448

Affected Products

Windows

References · 12

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3448 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24121 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0574 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017632 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A162 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22484 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/460009/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30596 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466873 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/31883 · Note