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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Flaw in Windows Script Engine (Q814078)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for MS Hotfix Q814078

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client.

Description :

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw in the Windows Script Engine,
which provides Windows with the ability to execute script code.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to lure one user on this
host to visit a rogue website or to send him an HTML e-mail with a
malicious code in it.

Solution :

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

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-008.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 7146

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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