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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3817		Date: 2007-01-22
Title:	URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability (IE6 for XP,SP2)
Description:	Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Version:	2	Class:	vulnerability
Status:	ACCEPTED	Reference(s):	CVE-2005-0554
Family:	windows
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows XP	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Software section Internet Explorer 6.0 Installed XP SP2 AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 6.0.2900.2627 AND NOT the patch kb890923 is installed (XP SP2 Hotfix key) AND Configuration section ActiveX controls and active scripting are enabled current user settings are being used and ActiveX controls and active scripting are enabled NOT use machine settings rather than individual user settings AND ActiveX controls are enabled for the current user AND active scripting is enabled for the current user OR local machine settings are being used and ActiveX controls and active scripting are enabled use machine settings rather than individual user settings AND ActiveX controls are enabled for the local machine AND active scripting is enabled for the local machine

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