PT-2011-2981 · Microsoft · Windows Messenger Activex Control+2

Radlsneak · Published 2011-04-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2011-1243

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 XP versions SP2 through SP3

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the issue could allow remote code execution, potentially giving the attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, consider disabling the Windows Messenger ActiveX control to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. Restrict access to web pages that could potentially exploit this issue to reduce the risk of remote code execution.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1243

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Messenger Activex Control

Windows Xp

References · 8

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1243 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1243 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/MS11-027 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44159 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/47197 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/71788 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524 · Note