VBScript and JScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - MS08-022ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:2664 | Date: (C)2011-11-03 (M)2022-10-10 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft bulletin, MS08-022. The update is required to fix a remote code execution vulnerability. A flaw is present in (1) VBScript (VBScript.dll) and (2) JScript (JScript.dll) scripting engines 5.1 and 5.6, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, which fail to decode the script. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Product: |
Microsoft JScript |