Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:23808

Info

Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23808
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-0039
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 17 2007 09:58PM
Credit: Alexander Sotirov of Determina Security Research is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 0
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Exchange is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle unexpected iCal message content.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause targeted Exchange servers to stop responding to further requests for sending, receiving, or accessing email. As a result, denial-of-service conditions occur for legitimate users of affected servers. A denial-of-service condition will persist until an administrator restarts the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers exploit this issue by sending specially crafted email messages containing iCal content.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory along with updates to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 0

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP2

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP1

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000

References

Microsoft Exchange iCal Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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