__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Vulnerability in Windows Messenger [Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-050)] August 13, 2008 18:00 GMT Number S-357 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: An information disclosure vulnerability exists in supported versions of Windows Messenger. Scripting of a particular ActiveX control, Messenger.UIAutomation.1, could allow information disclosure from these programs in the context of the logged-on user. PLATFORM: Windows XP (all editions) Windows Server 2003 (all editions) DAMAGE: Information disclosure. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. An attacker could change state, get contact ASSESSMENT: inforamtion, and initiate audio and video chat sessions without the knowledge of the logged-on user. An attacker could also capture the user's logon ID and remotely log on to the user's Messenger client as that user. ______________________________________________________________________________ CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: 6.4 TEMPORAL SCORE: 5.3 VECTOR: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C) ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-357.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-050.mspx CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2008-0082 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-050) *****] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-050 – Important Vulnerability in Windows Messenger Could Allow Information Disclosure (955702) Published: August 12, 2008 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves a publicly reported vulnerability in supported versions of Windows Messenger. As a result of this vulnerability, scripting of an ActiveX control could allow information disclosure in the context of the logged-on user. An attacker could change state, get contact information, and initiate audio and video chat sessions without the knowledge of the logged-on user. An attacker could also capture the user’s logon ID and remotely log on to the user’s Messenger client impersonating that user. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Moderate for all supported versions of Windows Server 2003. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. The security update addresses the vulnerability by locking the ActiveX control so that only authorized applications have access to the control. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update at the earliest opportunity. Known Issues. None Top of section Affected and Non-Affected Software The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle. Affected Software Operating System Component Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by this Update Windows Messenger 4.7 Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows Messenger 4.7 (KB946648) Information Disclosure Important None Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 4.7 (KB946648) Information Disclosure Important None Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 4.7 (KB954723) Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 4.7 (KB954723) Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Messenger 4.7 (KB954723) Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Messenger 5.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Important None Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Important None Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Important None Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Messenger 5.1 (KB899283) Information Disclosure Moderate None Non-Affected Software Operating System Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Top of section Vulnerability Information Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software Affected Software Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0082 Aggregate Severity Rating Windows Messenger 4.7 Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Important Information Disclosure Important Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Important Information Disclosure Important Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Messenger 5.1 Windows Messenger 5.1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Important Information Disclosure Important Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Important Information Disclosure Important Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Important Information Disclosure Important Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Top of section Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0082 An information disclosure vulnerability exists in supported versions of Windows Messenger. Scripting of a particular ActiveX control, Messenger.UIAutomation.1, could allow information disclosure from these programs in the context of the logged-on user. An attacker could change state, get contact information, and initiate audio and video chat sessions without the knowledge of the logged-on user. An attacker could also capture the user’s logon ID and remotely log on to the user’s Messenger client as that user. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2008-0082. Update Information Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile systems in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available from the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update." Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, “MS07-036”), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ. Detection and Deployment Guidance Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update. Software MBSA 2.1 Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Yes Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Yes Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 No Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems No For more information about MBSA 2.1, see MBSA 2.1 Frequently Asked Questions. Windows Server Update Services By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site. Systems Management Server The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update. Software SMS 2.0 SMS 2003 with SUSFP SMS 2003 with ITMU Configuration Manager 2007 Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No No Yes Yes Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 No No No No Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No No No No Windows Messenger 4.7 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 No No No No Windows Messenger 5.1 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems No No No No For SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003, the SMS SUS Feature Pack (SUSFP), which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2.0. For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, see SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. For more information about the Office Inventory Tool and other scanning tools, see SMS 2003 Software Update Scanning Tools. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2003. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection of updates. For more information about Configuration Manager 2007 Software Update Management, visit System Center Configuration Manager 2007. For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site. For more detailed information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723: Summary list of monthly detection and deployment guidance articles. Top of section Security Update Deployment Affected Software For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link: * Windows XP (all editions) * Windows Server 2003 (all editions) Other Information Acknowledgments Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers: • Haifei Li of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Global Security Research Team for reporting the Windows Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2008-0082) Top of section Support • Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. • International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site. Top of section Disclaimer The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. Top of section Revisions • V1.0 (August 12, 2008): Bulletin published. 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