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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. 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. CVE summarizes:
A certain ActiveX control in the Indexing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly process URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via unspecified vectors that cause a "vulnerable binary" to load and run, aka "Memory Corruption in Indexing Service Vulnerability."
The weakness was published 10/13/2009 by Yamata Li with Palo Alto Networks as MS09-057 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2507 since 07/17/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42113 (MS09-057: Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969059)), 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.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-057 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8565.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53540) and Tenable (42113). Similar entries are available at 4051 and 4049.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42113
Nessus Name: MS09-057: Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969059)
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OpenVAS ID: 900881
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Indexing Service ActiveX Vulnerability (969059)
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Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS09-057
Researcher: Yamata Li
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2009-2507 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53540
Vulnerability Center: 23738 - [MS09-057] Microsoft Windows Indexing Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 36629 - Microsoft Indexing Service ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 37000 - Microsoft Indexing Service ActiveX Control Memory Corruption, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 58854 - Microsoft Windows Indexing Service ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
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Entry
Created: 10/19/2009 12:54Updated: 03/17/2021 15:34
Changes: 10/19/2009 12:54 (91), 09/05/2019 13:37 (9), 03/17/2021 15:34 (2)
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