Microsoft Windows Unspecified USB Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	14376
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Jul 25 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 25 2005 12:00AM
Credit:	SPI Dynamics is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded 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 XP 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows 98SE Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server + Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers + Avaya IP600 Media Servers + Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0 + Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows Unspecified USB Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An unspecified buffer overflow vulnerability affects USB drivers in Microsoft Windows operating systems. This issue is due to a failure of the affected driver to properly bounds check input provided by USB devices.

This issue presents itself when USB devices are attached to computers running affected device drivers. Upon insertion, the operating system automatically loads the appropriate device driver to handle the new hardware. By maliciously altering the data returned to the operating system, it is possible to overflow memory used in the affected USB device driver.

The information currently available is insufficient to provide a more in-depth technical description. This BID will be updated as more details become available.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary machine code with System privileges on affected computers, or cause the affected computer to crash. This would occur by attaching a malicious USB device to affected computers, without the need for an account on the computer.

Microsoft Windows Unspecified USB Driver Buffer Overflow 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]>.

Microsoft Windows Unspecified USB Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches 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]>.

Microsoft Windows Unspecified USB Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• "Plug and Root," the USB Key to the Kingdom (BlackHat)
  
• How to disable the use of USB storage devices (Microsoft)
  
• USB Devices Can Crack Windows (Eweek)
  
• Windows Update (Microsoft)
  
• Windows XP Homepage (Microsoft)