KB941202: KB 941202: MS07056: MS07-056

Posted By: ensiform

A vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

The security bulletin MS07-056 has been issued by Microsoft which gives information concerning this security vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote execution due to a malformed NNTP response that was handled incorrectly. To achieve this exploit an attacker would design a special Web page. Microsoft has marked this threat as critical and strongly urges all affected systems to apply the patch immediately.

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The following applications are affected by this vulnerability:

  • Windows Mail, Used With:
    • Windows Vista Enterprise
    • Windows Vista Business
    • Windows Vista Home Basic
    • Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Windows Vista Starter
    • Windows Vista Ultimate
    • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, Used With:
    • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 2, Used With:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbqfe kbsecurity kbsecbulletin kbsecvulnerability kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB941202 KB 941202 MS07056 MS07-056

Original Microsoft Support Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941202

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