MS09-055: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973525)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42111

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has multiple ActiveX controls that are affected by multiple code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

Microsoft ActiveX controls that were compiled using the vulnerable Active Template Library described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-035 have remote code execution vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could exploit them to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted web page.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-055

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42111

File Name: smb_nt_ms09-055.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 10/13/2009

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: 10/13/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2493

BID: 35828

CWE: 264

CERT: 456745

MSFT: MS09-055

MSKB: 973525