Microsoft Windows CSRSS MSGBox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:23324

Info

Microsoft Windows CSRSS MSGBox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23324
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2006-6696
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 10 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 27 2008 01:29PM
Credit: Tim Garret of Determina Security Research is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 8.0
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 7.0
Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 9.0
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 SP2
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 Gold 0
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 XP 0
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1
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 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
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 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
HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
+ HP Storage Management Appliance III
 + HP Storage Management Appliance II
 + HP Storage Management Appliance I
 Avaya Web Messenger 0
Avaya VPNmanagerTM Console 0
Avaya Visual Vector Client 0
Avaya Visual Messenger TM 0
Avaya Unified Messenger (r) 0
Avaya Unified Communication Center
Avaya Speech Access 0
Avaya Outbound Contact Management 0
Avaya Operational Analyst 0
Avaya OctelDesignerTM 0
Avaya OctelAccess(r) Server 0
Avaya Network Reporting 0
Avaya Modular Messaging (MAS)
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server 0
Avaya IP Softphone 0
Avaya IP Agent 0
Avaya Interaction Center - Voice Quick Start 0
Avaya Interaction Center 0
Avaya Integrated Management
Avaya Enterprise Management 0
Avaya CVLAN
Avaya Customer Interaction Express (CIE) User Interface 1.0
Avaya Customer Interaction Express (CIE) Server 1.0
Avaya Contact Center Express 0
Avaya Computer Telephony 0
Avaya CMS Supervisor 0
Avaya Basic Call Management System Reporting Desktop server
Avaya Basic Call Management System Reporting Desktop 0
Avaya Agent Access 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows CSRSS MSGBox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows CSRSS (client/server run-time subsystem) MsgBox is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges.

Note that this issue can also be exploited locally by an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges.

Under default settings, Windows Vista is not prone to remote attacks that attempt to exploit this issue.

Update: This issue was originally disclosed as part of BID 21688, but has now been assigned its own record.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows CSRSS MSGBox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

To exploit this issue remotely, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted webpage. A local attacker can exploit this issue by gaining local interactive access to an affected computer and launching specially crafted attack code.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows CSRSS MSGBox Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released an advisory and fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

HP Storage Management Appliance is affected by the issue -- please see the referenced HP advisory.


Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Vista Business

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows XP 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

Microsoft Windows XP Home

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

References

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