Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities
2007-01-10
Synopsis:
The Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) has continued research into vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Details:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-003:
Microsoft Outlook suffers from a programming error that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This problem arises when Outlook tries to process a malformed saved search file (.oss).
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in this release and is identified as SID 9847.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-004:
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a programming error that may lead to an integer overflow condition. A remote attacker may be able to execute code on an affected machine by hosting a web page which has properties that could cause the overflow to occur.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this release and are identified as SIDs 9848 and 9849.
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About the VRT:
The Sourcefire VRT is a group of leading edge intrusion detection and prevention experts working to proactively discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. This team is also supported by the vast resources of the open source Snort community, making it the largest group dedicated to advances in network security industry.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. The Sourcefire 3D System is the first to unify IPS, NBA, NAC and Vulnerability Assessment technologies under the same management console. This ETM approach affords customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 30 awards and accolades. Recently, Sourcefire was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 2H06" report, and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence.
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