Info

Disclosure

Sep 11, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Microsoft Windows 2000 Agent ActiveX control. The ActiveX control fails to sanitize URLs passed as argument to a certain unspecified method, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Commercial
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

2000 SP4

References

CVE ID: 2007-3040 (see also: NVD)
OVAL ID: 2116
Secunia Advisory ID: 26753
SCIP VulDB ID: 3301
ISS X-Force ID: 35752
CERT VU: 716872
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 938827
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3113
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0108.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0204.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://immunitysec.com
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/microsoft_agent_url
Other Advisory URL: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=592
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3124
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS07-051

Credit

Yamata Li - Palo Alto Networks
iDefense Labs - iDefense Labs
Assurent Secure Technologies - Assurent Secure Technologies

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36934