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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Various Components ATL Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36187

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187/

DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in various Windows
components, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
security features or compromise a user's system.

1) An error in the Microsoft ATL (Active Template Library)
"CComVariant::ReadFromStream()" function used in the ATL headers can
be exploited to read data from a stream directly onto the stack,
causing a buffer overflow.

For more information see vulnerability #1:
SA35683

2) A boundary error in the Microsoft ATL Load method of the
IPersistStreamInit interface can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow.

For more information see vulnerability #2:
SA35683

3) An error in the Microsoft ATL headers may result in VariantClear()
being called on a VARIANT that has not been correctly initialised.

For more information see vulnerability #1:
SA35967

4) An error in the ATL headers when handling object instantiation
from data streams may allow bypassing of security policies such as
kill-bits in Internet Explorer.

For more information see vulnerability #2:
SA35967

5) An error in the ATL headers due to insufficient validation of a
VARIANT read from a stream could result in unintended memory being
freed when deleting the VARIANT. This can be exploited to corrupt
memory when a user e.g. views a specially crafted web page.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- Windows 2000 SP4 --

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6f9fcbe9-8496-4d23-8a16-b334157688c2

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f340af34-b9a0-44fb-b595-dbb346c727bf

Windows Media Player 9:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bd7c9fc4-61cb-4c23-9961-6d63f234731c

Windows ATL Component:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c773149a-f4fc-486a-b718-6b8ff7a36ae2

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=223e25d2-83d7-4cb7-85c4-46a42b8110e0


-- Windows XP --

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (Windows XP SP2/SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c67b5506-00ea-47cc-a0e8-897057b7380c

Windows Media Player 9, Windows Media Player 10, and Windows Media
Player 11 (Windows XP SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=34b2b14d-5811-4635-ba83-f837dcb03d04

Windows Media Player 9 (Windows XP SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ec84c98b-6bc7-442f-9280-d6e204280b2f

Windows Media Player 10, and Windows Media Player 11 (Windows XP
SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ec84c98b-6bc7-442f-9280-d6e204280b2f

Windows ATL Component (Windows XP SP2/SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4b4c6fc5-e8e6-4d89-a181-e231240468f9

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control (Windows XP SP2/SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bdfcd0c3-7c18-4e63-91dd-d8f82cd89592

Microsoft MSWebDVD ActiveX Control (Windows XP SP2/SP3):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8b71bcc9-5146-4afc-8847-0af21d7fad36

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ede1a73a-e303-435e-a2c7-0281ce2370da

Windows Media Player 10  (Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bb98187a-8db9-47e4-88ac-15544c5268f6

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9e8b9027-4407-4c31-a2ba-9e094557d467

Windows ATL Component (Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2f2b93fc-f977-4f23-af90-c27f744fad0a

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control (Windows XP Professional x64
Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d04a6959-41a4-4a87-b3ad-7455d8fe8b99

Microsoft MSWebDVD ActiveX Control (Windows XP Professional x64
Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=85b2dcdb-cea9-4c4a-8ebd-50264e781ade


-- Windows Server 2003 --

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (Windows Server 2003 SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3119ab1e-6729-40a1-b28f-0dab50502be6

Windows Media Player 10 (Windows Server 2003 SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ab054890-983b-4414-ad0a-da1b2d2a4895

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2003 SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7d9369b5-0c54-4c17-bc62-fba0a7b4728c

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bfc474c2-e3c5-40df-85d4-4ac666ff0561

Microsoft MSWebDVD ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=301ad191-8d3f-41d3-b41c-e2e863893f73

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=17bd00e3-810c-4a72-bd13-1b55ffb52a5e

Windows Media Player 10 (Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5890233a-d8f7-490c-8bf5-3ed4bd1c6991

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=90e0e014-ed7e-498a-9f61-18bb09a384b3

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9f502d79-99a8-45dc-9876-2df27e14ffaa

Microsoft MSWebDVD ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2ae71a65-5eee-4dd2-bc79-b7c5a73022bc

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 (Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for
Itanium-based Systems):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7978b921-c5b5-461f-a284-b9848f568aa9

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based
Systems):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ad1791b3-8553-4433-a9f7-8b4f857665be

DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 with SP2
for Itanium-based Systems):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=82c0bb02-70ad-4605-a1f4-4698adf9f4ac

Microsoft MSWebDVD ActiveX Control (Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for
Itanium-based Systems):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5b8a8958-c3cd-4b24-85a2-1baacf92d218


-- Windows Vista --          

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3766aed9-93f5-478e-a5bf-b7ee0b577088

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista SP1/SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3766aed9-93f5-478e-a5bf-b7ee0b577088

Windows ATL Component (Windows Vista (optionally with SP1/SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=80de158d-157e-4c21-9154-c1dbd6e57cb3

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista x64 Edition):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=64edbd64-9faa-4f54-b0d5-836c683ca7cd

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1/SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=64edbd64-9faa-4f54-b0d5-836c683ca7cd

Windows ATL Component (Windows Vista x64 Edition (optionally with
SP1/SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=82940d30-6a30-47ca-b184-2ac96e35c294


-- Windows Server 2008 --

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
(optionally with SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=85d9e69f-99a2-467f-bf37-4b47466a12d4

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
(optionally with SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ba423491-6c29-49f2-811b-ac3f9bbc58fc

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
(optionally with SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9501c8c2-a526-4661-8cba-7847bace1aa0

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
(optionally with SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b9311953-889a-415f-a396-250a005e95cd

Windows ATL Component (Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
(optionally with SP2)):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e5612bb4-5f37-4b38-bd2e-f198c413371c

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Originally reported in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control by Ryan
Smith and Alex Wheeler, IBM ISS X-Force.
2) Robert Freeman, IBM ISS X-Force.
3) David Dewey, IBM ISS X-Force.
4) Ryan Smith, VeriSign iDefense Labs.
5) Ryan Smith, VeriSign iDefense Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS09-037 (KB973354, KB973507, KB973540, KB973815, KB973869,
KB973908):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-037.mspx

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA35683:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35683/

SA35967:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35967/

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