Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP Distributed Transaction Coordinator memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Distributed Transaction Coordinator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
COM+ in Microsoft Windows does not properly "create and use memory structures," which allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
The bug was discovered 10/11/2005. The weakness was released 10/11/2005 by Cesar Cerrudo with eEye Digital Security as MS05-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1978 since 06/17/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2063 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20008 (MS05-051: Vulnerabilities in MSDTC Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902400) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90274 (Microsoft MSDTC and COM+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS05-051)).
Applying the patch MS05-051 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (20008). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1623, 1702, 1789 and 1793.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20008
Nessus Name: MS05-051: Vulnerabilities in MSDTC Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902400) (uncredentialed check)
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Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS05-051
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1978 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1015037
SecurityFocus: 15057 - Microsoft MSDTC COM+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 17509 - Nortel CallPilot Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19902 - Microsoft Windows COM+ Remote Code Execution
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Entry
Created: 10/12/2005 14:31Updated: 07/04/2019 16:55
Changes: 10/12/2005 14:31 (91), 07/04/2019 16:55 (2)
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