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Vulnerability in Step-by-Step Interactive Training Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923723)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of MRUN32.exe

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the training
software.

Description :

The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Step-by-Step Interactive
Training which contains a flaw which may lead to remote code execution.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to trick a user on the remote host
into opening a malformed file with the affected application.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a patch :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-005.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: 22484

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security, Inc

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