Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:667

Info

Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 667
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: Unknown
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 27 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 27 1999 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was identified and posted to the Bugtraq Mailing List by Shane Hird <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 + Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 alpha
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 alpha
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 alpha
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 alpha
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 + Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Discussion

Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

There is a buffer overflow in the setupctl ActiveX control that used to ship with some versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This ActiveX control is used to link to an update site at Microsoft and is marked 'Safe for Scripting' . Arbitrary commands may be executed if the ActiveX control is run in a malicious manner.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This code comes from Shane Hird's <[email protected]> post to Bugtraq.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released a patch for this vulnerability:

- Internet Explorer 4.01 for Intel:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE401/ImportExportFavorites-fix/x86/q241361.exe
- Internet Explorer 4.01 for Alpha:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE401/ImportExportFavorites-fix/Alpha/q241361.exe
- Internet Explorer 5 for Intel:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE50/ImportExportFavorites-fix/x86/q241361.exe
- Internet Explorer 5 for Alpha:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE50/ImportExportFavorites-fix/Alpha/q241361.exe

References

Microsoft IE Setupctl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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