2007-02-13

Synopsis:

The Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) is aware of multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products.

Details:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-005: Step-by-Step Interactive Training contains a remotely exploitable vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system.

Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability were released on September 29, 2005 and are identified as SIDs 4195 and 4196.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-008: A vulnerability exists in the HTML Help ActiveX control that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system.

Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability were released on August 9, 2006 and are identified as SIDs 7439 and 7440.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-009: A vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) ActiveX control that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system.

A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability was released on September 1, 2006 and is identified as SID 7866.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Internet Explorer that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. The problems lie in how Internet Explorer handles COM objects and how the application handles FTP server responses.

Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this release and are identified as SIDs 10137 through 10155.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-014: A vulnerability in Microsoft Word exists that may allow an attacker to execute code on an affected host using a specially crafted Word document.

Microsoft documents that exhibit vulnerable characteristics can be identified using the OfficeCat tool.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-015: Microsoft Excel contains a programming error that may allow an attacker to execute code on an affected host using a specially crafted Excel file.

Microsoft documents that exhibit vulnerable characteristics can be identified using the OfficeCat tool.

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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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