Microsoft MDAC RDS.Dataspace ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description
The Microsoft MDAC RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control is vulnerable to remote code execution. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute code in the context of the user visiting a malicious web page.

Symantec Enterprise Security Manager
Symantec Enterprise Security Manager posted an update to the OS Patch Policy that detects and reports systems that are not patched against this vulnerability. Click here for the advisory released April 13, 2006.

Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Network Assessment Module
Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Network Assessment Module detects and reports this vulnerability. Click here for the advisory released April 18, 2006.

Symantec Vulnerability Assessment detects and reports this vulnerability. Click here for the advisory released April 19, 2006.

Technologies Affected
Microsoft MDAC 2.8
Microsoft MDAC 2.8
Microsoft MDAC 2.8
Microsoft MDAC 2.7 SP1
Microsoft MDAC 2.7
Microsoft MDAC 2.5 SP3

Recommendations
Run all software as a non-privileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run non-administrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
This vulnerability could be exploited by enticing a user to visit a malicious website. Do not follow links provided by sources with questionable integrity.
Set web browser security to disable the execution of script code or active content.
Exploitation of this issue would require the execution of active content. Disabling support for active content in the web browser will mitigate against this and other latent vulnerabilities. Note that this mitigation tactic might adversely affect legitimate websites that rely on the execution of browser-based script code.
Do not open email messages from unknown or untrusted individuals.
This vulnerability could be exploited through HTML email messages. Do not accept any email from sources with questionable integrity.

Windows 95/98/ME users should obtain fixes from the Windows Update website. Fixes are available:
Microsoft MDAC 2.7 SP1:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2F9E772C-8122-4027-A117-E93227B2C79F&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2F9E772C-8122-4027-A117-E93227B2C79F&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9C8B645D-0F01-4B79-B6B3-55279BEDB944&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=39B29ED4-9B95-4593-BCB6-4BB03CA5F8F1&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=39B29ED4-9B95-4593-BCB6-4BB03CA5F8F1&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4D2FE426-E34E-4192-8A0F-35E440E948E2&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4D2FE426-E34E-4192-8A0F-35E440E948E2&displaylang=en

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Windows Server x64 Edition (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E237C2C7-9819-437B-AB70-298BA62AC285&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.5 SP3:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 3 (KB911562) - English
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B3E6CB9-1EF2-4BA1-A2F2-F87B717372FB&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.7 SP1:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1 (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0AA7C8B7-8417-42D8-8E73-5466C03B8C65&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2494B25D-452F-4025-8B67-41A5C840F7E2&displaylang=en

Microsoft MDAC 2.8:

Microsoft Patch Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 1 (KB911562)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7358DA31-959C-4E3E-8115-51DC6D441365&displaylang=en

References
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-014
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-014.mspx

Credits
Golan Yosef and Stefano Meller are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.

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