Microsoft Windows DirectShow Streaming Video memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component DirectShow. The manipulation as part of a Streaming Video 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneRequest ActiveX control in msvidctl.dll in DirectShow, in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, as exploited in the wild in July 2009, aka "Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/14/2009 by Robert Freeman with 0-Day as MS09-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0015 since 12/13/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/17/2021).

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40556 (MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908)), 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 90521 (Windows Live Messenger Fix Active Template Library Vulnerabilities (KB973882)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15640. In this case the pattern B64016F3-C9A2-4066-96F0-BD9563314726 is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8296.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51636) and Tenable (40556). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 48894 and 49394.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 40556
Nessus Name: MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908)
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OpenVAS ID: 800829
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Video ActiveX Control msvidctl.dll BOF Vulnerability
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_directx_impeg2tunerequest
Saint Name: Microsoft DirectShow Video Streaming ActiveX IMPEG2TuneRequest Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: msvidctl_mpeg2.rb
MetaSploit Name: Microsoft DirectShow (msvidctl.dll) MPEG-2 Memory Corruption
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-032

Snort ID: 15640
Snort Message: WEB-ACTIVEX Microsoft Video 33 ActiveX clsid access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-032
Researcher: Robert Freeman
Organization: 0-Day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0015 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51636
SecurityTracker: 1022514 - Microsoft DirectShow Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22777 - [MS09-032] Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 \x27MPEG2TuneRequest\x27 Remote Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 35585 - Microsoft Active Template Library 'IPersistStreamInit' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 36187 - Microsoft Windows Various Components ATL Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55651 - Microsoft DirectShow Video Streaming ActiveX (msvidctl.dll) IMPEG2TuneRequest DirectX Object Interface Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-2232

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2009 09:17
Updated: 03/17/2021 11:35
Changes: 07/20/2009 09:17 (106), 02/11/2017 10:25 (13), 03/17/2021 11:35 (4)
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