Microsoft Event System Vulnerability

Publish date: February 10, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-1457,MS08-049
  Advisory Date: FEB 10, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

 The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002693
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002693 - Microsoft Event System Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft windows-nt 2008
  • microsoft windows-nt vista
  • microsoft windows-nt xp
  • microsoft windows_2000
  • microsoft windows_2003_server
  • microsoft windows_xp

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