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MS06-015: Vulnerabilities in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (908531)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21212

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Synopsis

Vulnerabilities in the Windows Explorer could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Description

The remote version of Windows contains a version of the Windows Explorer that has a vulnerability in the way it handles COM objects.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by asking a victim to visit a rogue website containing a malformed COM object.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-015

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21212

File Name: smb_nt_ms06-015.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/11/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0012

BID: 17464

MSFT: MS06-015

MSKB: 908531