BID:10112

Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	10112
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2004-0197
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 13 2004 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 12 2009 04:06AM
Credit:	Discovery is credited to Matt Thompson of Aberdeen IT <http://www.aberdeenit.com/>.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a + Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers + Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers + Avaya IP600 Media Servers + Avaya IP600 Media Servers + Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0 + Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0 + Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Server + Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Avaya IP600 Media Servers Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers

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Discussion

Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

It has been reported that Microsoft Jet Database Engine (Jet) is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability that that may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in order to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable system. This issue presents itself when a specially crafted database query is sent by an attacker to be interpreted by Jet. A successful attack may allow the attacker to gain complete control of the affected system.

Microsoft Jet Database Engine version 4.0 running on various Microsoft operating systems is reported to be vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Avaya has released an advisory to announce that Avaya System Products shipping on Microsoft platforms are also affected by this vulnerability. Avaya advise that customers follow the Microsoft recommendations for the resolution of this issue. The aforementioned advisory can be viewed at the following location:
http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.groupID=&temp.selectedFamily=128451&temp.selectedProduct=154235&temp.selectedBucket=126655&temp.feedbackState=askForFeedback&temp.documentID=161384&PAGE=avaya.css.CSSLvl1Detail&executeTransaction=avaya.css.UsageUpdate()

Microsoft has released a security bulletin MS04-014 with fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced bulletin for more information.

Users are advised to consider the following requirements before installing the updates:

-For Windows 2000, the security update requires Service Pack 2 (SP2), Service Pack 3 (SP3), or Service Pack 4 (SP4).

-For Windows NT, the security update requires Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a), Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a), or Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 (SP6).

US-CERT has released an advisory TA04-104A to address this and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Microsoft has revised their security bulletin to provide updated fixes for localized versions of Microsoft Windows XP. This corrects an error with displaying localized Jet optional text error information. Please see the attached advisory for further information.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2