Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

BID:54307

Info

Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54307
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-0175
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 10 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 19 2013 02:39AM
Credit: Adi Cohen of IBM Security Systems - Application Security
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3
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 SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2
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 SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp2 X64
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp1 X64
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X86-Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X86-Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X64-Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X64-Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X86-Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X86-Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Beta
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition X64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Release Candidate
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Itanium
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Sp2 Web
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Sp2 Storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Sp2 Hpc
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Web
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Itanium
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Hpc
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - Gold
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Release Candidate
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition Release Candidate
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Sp2 Enterprise X64
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 Sp2 Itanium
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP2
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 Server 2003 Gold X64-Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold X64-Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold X64-Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold X64
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Itanium
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold Compute Cluster
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Gold
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 0
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 0
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Sp1 X64
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Sp1 X32
Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 7 for Itanium-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for Itanium-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 7
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote command-injection that affects the Windows Shell component vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input data.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary shell commands with user-level privileges. This may facilitate the remote compromise of affected computers.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Microsoft Windows File/Directory Names Handling Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

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