Microsoft Windows NetDDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:5927

Info

Microsoft Windows NetDDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5927
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1230
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 09 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Serus <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Japanese Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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 SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows NetDDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The Winlogon NetDDE Agent can be leveraged to allow local privilege escalation. This is related to the Microsoft Windows Window Message Subsystem Design Error Vulnerability (BID 5408). A local user can use a WM_COPYDATA message to send arbitrary code to NetDDE, which will be executed with Local System privileges when a second WM_TIMER message is sent.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows NetDDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Proof of concept code has been made available by Serus &lt;[email protected]&gt;.

CORE has developed a working commercial exploit for their IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows NetDDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released a new bulletin, MS02-071.

The following fixes are available:


Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

Microsoft Windows XP Home

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Japanese Edition

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4

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