Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 943521

URL Handling Vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with Windows Internet Explorer 7 Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Published: October 10, 2007 | Updated: November 13, 2007

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS07-061 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS07-061. The vulnerability addressed is the Windows URI Handling Vulnerability - CVE-2007-3896.

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Acknowledgments:

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

  • Carsten H. Eiram of Secunia for working with us and reporting the vulnerability in URI handling.
  • Aviv Raff of finjan for working with us and reporting the vulnerability in URI handling.
  • Petko Petkov of gnucitizen for working with us and reporting the vulnerability in URI handling.

Disclaimer:

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions:

  • October 10, 2007: Advisory published
  • October 25, 2007: Advisory updated to reflect increased threat level
  • November 13, 2007: Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin

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