12842 : Microsoft Windows Cursor and Icon Validation Command Execution
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5 months ago

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Disclosure

Jan 11, 2005

Discovery

Nov 15, 2004

Dates

Exploit

Jan 12, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

A local overflow exists in Windows. USER32.DLL fails to validate the Length_of_AnimationHeader field in .ANI files, which is passed as a length argument to memcpy(). With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary data to write to the stack and execute resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Windows	NT Server 4.0 SP6
		NT Server Terminal Server Edition 4.0 SP6
		2000 SP3
		2000 SP4
		XP SP1
		XP 64-Bit SP1
		XP 64-Bit 2003
		98
		98se
		Millennium Edition
		2003 Server x64
		2003 Server

References

Bugtraq ID: 12233
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 891711
Generic Informational URL: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-03-08
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS05-002
CERT VU: 625856
Generic Exploit URL: http://underwar.livedns.co.il/projects/ani/
http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/index.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
Secunia Advisory ID: 13645
CVE ID: 2004-1049 (see also: NVD)
Security Tracker: 1012835

Tools & Filters

Nessus	16124

Credit

Yuji Ukai - alerteEye.com - eEye Digital Security

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