BID:14514

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	14514
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2005-1984
Remote:	Yes
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 09 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 19 2007 06:21PM
Credit:	Discovery is credited to Kostya Kortchinsky from CERT RENATER.
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 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 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 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 XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows 98SE Microsoft Windows 98

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Specifically, this issue occurs when the Print Spooler service handles malformed messages containing excessive data.

Exploiting this vulnerability allows attackers to escalate their privileges and gain unauthorized remote access, depending on the underlying operating system. A successful attack may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, which can allow the attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An exploit has been developed for this vulnerability and is available to Immunity's partners.

http://www.immunitysec.com/partners-index.shtml

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released fixes to address this vulnerability in supported platforms.

Microsoft has advised that some users may experience problems with network printing after installing
security update 896423 on a computer that is running Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4. Please see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 908506 for more information.

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2