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Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (959349)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-075.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to - an error in Windows Explorer that does not correctly free memory when saving Windows Search files. - an error in Windows Explorer that does not correctly interpret parameters when parsing the search-ms protocol.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.