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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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)