{"vuid":"VU#411516","idnumber":"411516","name":"Microsoft Windows kernel fails to properly manage exception handling","keywords":["Microsoft","Windows","kernel","remote code execution","exception handling","ms06-aug"],"overview":"An exception handling vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.","clean_desc":"Microsoft Windows kernel contains an exception handling vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the local user. Exploitation of this vulnerability can occur if an attacker convinces a user to visit a specially crafted web site. Microsoft's bulletin states that the following Windows operating systems are affected by this vulnerability: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4\nMicrosoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2\nMicrosoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 and Service Pack 1\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Service Pack 1\nMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition","impact":"A remote attacker who can successfully convince a user visit a specially crafted web site may be able to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the local user.","resolution":"Apply an update\nMicrosoft has released updates in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-051 to address this issue.","workarounds":"Workarounds Microsoft lists the following workarounds* for this vulnerability: Disable active scripting in the My Computer zone. Please see the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-051 for further details and cautions regarding use of the Registry Editor. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Zones\\0\nDouble click the DWORD Value: 1400. The Edit DWORD value dialogue appears. The default value is 0. Change this value to value to 3. Close and restart Internet Explorer. Read e-mail messages in plain text format. E-mail messages viewed in plain text will not contain pictures, special fonts, or other rich content. * Note that these workarounds do NOT fix the underlying vulnerability but will help block known methods of attack.","sysaffected":"","thanks":"Thanks to Microsoft Security for reporting this vulnerability in\n Microsoft Security Bulletin \nMS06-051\n. Microsoft, in turn, thanks Matt Miller of Leviathan Security Group for reporting the vulnerability to them.","author":"This document was written by Katie Washok.","public":["http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-051.mspx","http://secunia.com/advisories/21415/"],"cveids":["CVE-2006-3648"],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2006-08-08T18:02:06Z","publicdate":"2006-08-08T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2006-08-08T22:25:15Z","dateupdated":"2006-09-18T18:03:57Z","revision":15,"vrda_d1_directreport":"0","vrda_d1_population":"4","vrda_d1_impact":"4","cam_widelyknown":"13","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"0","cam_population":"20","cam_impact":"15","cam_easeofexploitation":"6","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"18","cam_scorecurrent":"7.8975","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"12.15","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"24.3","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":7.8975,"vulnote":null}