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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Index Server 2.0. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Search Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long search parameter.
The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 by David Litchfield with Microsoft as MS01-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0244. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2019).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10668 (MS01-025: Index Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (294472 / 296185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.
Applying the patch MS01-025 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6517) and Tenable (10668). The entry 16828 is pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10668
Nessus Name: MS01-025: Index Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (294472 / 296185)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS01-025
Researcher: David Litchfield
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0244 (🔍)
X-Force: 6517 - Microsoft Windows NT Index Server \
Vulnerability Center: 816 - [MS01-025] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 Enables Arbitrary Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 2709 - Microsoft Index Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/04/2014 16:11Updated: 05/09/2019 00:14
Changes: 07/04/2014 16:11 (68), 05/09/2019 00:14 (9)
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