NT Spoolss.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:768

Info

NT Spoolss.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 768
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 04 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 04 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq by Marc of eEye <[email protected]> on November 4, 1999.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
+ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NT Spoolss.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Spoolss.exe, AKA the spooler service, which handles all print requests for the NT operating system, has a number of APIs with unchecked buffers. Some of these can only be executed by Power Users or Administrators, but some are accessible to all authenticated users. Many of the overflows will write directly into the EIP register, meaning that an exploit could be created to run arbitrary code as SYSTEM.

Exploit / POC

NT Spoolss.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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NT Spoolss.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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