KB941202: KB 941202: MS07056: MS07-056
Posted By: ensiformA 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.
For more information, please see the following links:
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
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Original Microsoft Support Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941202
