Microsoft Exchange Server up to 5.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Exchange Server up to 5.0 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The OLE component in Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.0 through 2003, does not properly validate the lengths of messages for certain OLE data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "Input Validation Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 02/08/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 with Microsoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0044 since 01/11/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16327 (MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM Could Allow Code Execution (873333)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90228 (Microsoft Windows OLE and COM Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS05-012)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3268.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19109) and Tenable (16327). Similar entries are available at 1194 and 1195.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 16327
Nessus Name: MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM Could Allow Code Execution (873333)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0044 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19109
Vulnerability Center: 7011 - [MS05-012] Code Execution in Microsoft Windows via OLE Component, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12488 - Microsoft OLE Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13602 - Microsoft Windows OLE code execution

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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/01/2021 16:27
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 05/29/2019 20:21 (9), 07/01/2021 16:27 (3)
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