Microsoft Commerce Server OWC Package Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:5108

Info

Microsoft Commerce Server OWC Package Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5108
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 26 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 26 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Microsoft has credited Mark Litchfield of Next Generation Security Software Ltd. for reporting this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Commerce Server OWC Package Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Commerce Server is a web server products for building, deploying, and analyzing e-commerce sites.

The OWC package installer implemented by Commerce Server is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability. In the event that an authenticated attacker were to supply specially crafted malformed data to the OWC package installer, a denial of service attack or execution of arbitrary code may result depending on the data entered. Exploitation would occur in the LocalSystem security context. Only Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 is susceptible to this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Commerce Server OWC Package Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The patch provided by Microsoft is meant to prevent remote execution of the OWC package installer. It does not fix the buffer overflow vulnerability.

Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability:


Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 SP2

Microsoft Commerce Server 2000

References

Microsoft Commerce Server OWC Package Installer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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