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                                  CERT-Renater

                       Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN378
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DATE                      : 15/06/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running Outlook Express.

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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-030.mspx

MS05-030 - Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (897715)

   - Affected Software:
     - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
     - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
     - Windows XP Service Pack 1
     - Windows XP Service Pack 2
     - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
     - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
     - Windows Server 2003
     - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

     - Impact: Remote Code Execution
     - Version Number: 1.0


- From the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-030:
	
Vulnerability Details
	
Outlook Express News Reading Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1213

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Outlook Express when it is
used as a newsgroup reader. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by
constructing a malicious newsgroup server that could that potentially allow
remote code execution if a user queried the server for news. An attacker
who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of
an affected system. However, user interaction is required to exploit this
vulnerability.


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