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TITLE:
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine File Parsing Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30172

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30172/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Antigen 9.x
http://secunia.com/product/13422/
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/18640/
Microsoft Forefront Client Security 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/17290/
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
http://secunia.com/product/13487/
Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
http://secunia.com/product/13488/
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare
http://secunia.com/product/13486/
Microsoft Windows Defender
http://secunia.com/product/13464/

DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in various Microsoft products,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

1) An unspecified error in the Malware Protection Engine when parsing
files can be exploited to cause the engine to stop responding and
restart when scanning a specially crafted file.

2) An unspecified error in the Malware Protection Engine when parsing
files can be exploited to exhaust available disk space when scanning a
specially crafted file.

SOLUTION:
Apply the latest Microsoft Malware Protection Engine update.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits SoWhat, Nevis Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS08-029 (KB952044):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-029.mspx

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