Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 10 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 8 bulletins announced today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
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Microsoft has released 8 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
The application is prone to a remote code execution issue due to insufficent validation of memory resources when opening Project files.
Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=fbe46241-b9da-40c6-803d-42eb6234be77
Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=07a90718-6597-426d-9dca-a336d60c01b8
Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=aaba07d6-e972-4e85-bccd-406aa2c4a4f4
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-018 for further details.
The application is prone multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. The security update addresses the following issues:
-Memory validation issue when loading specially-crafted .DXF files from disk into memory.
-Object header validation issue due to improper validation of object header data when opening Visio files.
Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0056a936-def5-40fa-bcfc-0ab0dd5c3964
Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=18af0ce6-99a0-4471-8d26-9700a8a8e631
Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=18af0ce6-99a0-4471-8d26-9700a8a8e631
Microsoft Visio 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0510a1bb-b464-452c-900f-7f4e58ed9c7e
Microsoft Visio 2007 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0510a1bb-b464-452c-900f-7f4e58ed9c7e
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-019 for further details.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
April Security Updates are Available (KB945553)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=41326ade-96b6-47ce-9291-d4e3039471c4
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=893f4cef-0395-4c44-ba28-7a10b6e7dd48
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fdd1207-6e93-4c43-bacc-fe3623a6ebe7
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=214bd8f5-6eb2-414c-b013-c516a306d692
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=fd123394-a5d6-4b55-be74-2938f52ce922
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e0e63f03-904d-47ee-94fc-51a8dea668eb
Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8203d303-c855-4579-9bbf-b06ddf5c1b87
Windows Vista x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73f3a234-3973-4467-be7e-69efa7ee978c
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-020 for further details.
Another remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that GDI handles filename parameters in EMF files.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
April Security Updates are Available (KB948590)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=caac000a-22b6-48cb-aa00-1a0bfe886de2
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c2763dd8-a03e-4a48-aa86-a7ec00250a7a
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=166f2ab5-913c-47a9-86fe-b814797b751e
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bee91d80-d49a-4d3d-82d6-d5aa63f54979
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e3dde449-e062-4ce0-a9f4-433bff23e224
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7886a802-f2b5-489c-b14b-631f4c4c0742
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b51deb8-3873-4146-977f-7e3d0840a4c5
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ad6dcd1-6ea5-43bf-8bee-a5f507beadc6
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=006d5c47-53e6-4ee1-932c-497611804938
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8909f144-655b-4f07-916f-fd967f1efb2b
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b7771a4a-4e4f-48d1-8551-bb8b778ca5a7
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-021 for further details.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript and JScript scripting engines decode script in Web pages. This vulnerability can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted file or visits a Web site that is running specially crafted script.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
August 2008 Security Updates Are Now Available (KB944338)
April Security Updates are Available (KB944338)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (VBScript 5.1 and JScript 5.1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e3ff44f-145b-4a68-9ad4-4a55d74b216e
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e3ff44f-145b-4a68-9ad4-4a55d74b216e
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c0124698-3b94-4474-9473-22a2f39a4a56
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87b80ae3-e299-4d15-a135-3b1bcf943652
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=88518aa6-e334-4529-aa63-0bf2ef417ce3
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=12cefefc-8553-4dca-9850-c653371de61e
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium based Systems (VBScript 5.6 and JScript 5.6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fe22a828-cca4-4b51-bbd5-995c65fead21
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-022 for further details.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
April Security Updates are Available (KB948881)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0395451F-B719-4F71-A7B4-403D0C7E8FCC
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BA6D3AEB-E35A-47CC-BACE-7BD9D58A9D3F
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9DBF002F-FE53-4CC7-A430-35F45C520D10
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=01400970-DF68-4DAF-AA39-2FC4F969974C
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD384FEA-53BE-4BE3-8ACB-1CD23A7F5405
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FFC5C893-CB24-4875-B0A7-6D5C7AA4D642
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=94CF78D3-B6C3-41BC-993E-3AF3BE0D70F1
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D33462B6-7391-482D-BABE-FB4CD0BEAA21
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=95691924-2813-4A86-9E11-99D853F8E606
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=920AE29B-19D0-4089-AC79-F2DA824A2256
For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-023.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
April Security Updates are Available (KB947864)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B051AE04-FE81-440D-9136-D6B239CA954E
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=75D2DC78-E3A4-4FF6-9E2D-BF1935003E8E
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36C641AD-953F-4B09-BA1C-9C383295E180
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85BEACC0-8CA2-4DED-9C24-23348D05C735
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0444B76E-93FA-43C2-B1BC-A5C054529EB5
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5EBB5EF9-615F-4CAB-BAC5-6F45F1B94952
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=63DA8040-FDA2-42C7-8543-26AD6F9811F2
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Windows Internet Explorer 7):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E771EFE8-8881-4F23-B5B0-15651A390BA9
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Windows Internet Explorer 7):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9364BF81-6505-4788-958D-A4BD29DC98AD
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Windows Internet Explorer 7):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9ACD2A03-5530-49C8-9EA1-0BFAF259700D
For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024.
An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can be allowed to gain complete control of the affected system.
Windows XP Embedded Systems:- For additional information regarding security updates for embedded systems, refer to the following MSDN blog(s):
April Security Updates are Available (KB941693)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8db9f328-da0e-4fb8-96c4-6d368b47c224
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0e937f65-abd0-46dd-8883-5bfd70ea1178
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a29bbd13-761f-44fa-8948-e1a8c244bd7a
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d3b855a6-4648-4771-826d-11a151828eac
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=320fd100-35e1-4345-9399-796393235cbc
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=126426a7-be38-4327-89db-02d99d76589d
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9640cd8b-d749-4ddd-8af9-b298cebed969
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d56bb4fe-304e-45e0-95f2-fde2f47b2a04
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4497333c-9418-4b91-83dc-0155735421c0
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5aefc7a6-79a4-45a2-b534-35d0ec400dda
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3080c26b-7456-41ef-8668-28f15bc7b8ce
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS08-025 for further details.
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 1.19.108-4. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
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