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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Environment Variable Expansion Library Loading
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA41984

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-10-29

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows, which can
be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to Windows not properly expanding
certain values in environment variables (e.g. "%APPDATA%" in the
"PATH" environment variable), leading to the unexpanded value being
used as relative search path when loading resources. This can be
exploited to load arbitrary resources by tricking a user into opening
a file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share with certain
applications.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
Currently, known applications presenting valid attack vectors are
e.g. Apple iTunes and Safari.

The vulnerability is confirmed in a fully patched Windows XP
Professional SP3 and is also reported in Windows Vista Business, and
Windows 7 Professional. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Known, documented bug in Windows.

Security impact reported by ACROS Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Windows KB32908:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308

ACROS Security:
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html

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