Microsoft Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

BID:8826

Info

Microsoft Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8826
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0717
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 15 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to The Last Stage of Delirium Research Group.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
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 Server SP4
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 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
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 SP4
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 Messenger Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Messenger Service is prone to a remotely exploitable buffer overrun vulnerability. This is due to insufficient bounds checking of messages before they are passed to an internal buffer. Exploitation could result in a denial of service or in execution of malicious code in Local System context, potentially allowing for full system compromise.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

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.

A proof of concept exploit (MS03-04.W2kFR.c), has been released by MrNice and has been reported to be tested on French Localized Microsoft Windows 2000 SP0 systems. A denial of service proof-of-concept has been released. A Linux port (ms03-043.c) of the denial of service proof-of-concept has also been released. The Linux port has been updated so that it compiles on FreeBSD.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released updates to address this issue.

Microsoft has released updated version 1.1 of Microsoft security bulletin MS03-043 containing updated information for the security patch. Revision 2.0 of the bulletin was also released to provide updated patches for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to address an unrelated problem with Debug Programs (SeDebugPrivilege). These patches can be found in the same location as the initial patches. Please see the updated bulletin for further details.


Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

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