Microsoft Windows CE ASP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	24427
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 27 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 12 2007 06:09PM
Credit:	Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows CE ASP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows CE is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnreability because the software fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected webserver. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Microsoft Windows CE ASP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Microsoft Windows CE ASP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

Microsoft Windows CE ASP Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• FIX: The Web server component does not correctly process ASP pages (Microsoft )
  
• Microsoft Windows CE Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• The Elephant Under the Carpet (and when I say 'carpet' I mean PDA) (Symantec )