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Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing (833987)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for ms04-028 via the registry

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description :

The remote host is running a version of Windows which is vulnerable to a
buffer overrun vulnerability when viewing a JPEG file, which may permit an
attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to send a malformed JPEG file
to a user on the remote host and wait for him to open it using an
affected Microsoft application.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-028.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 11173

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