Microsoft Windows 2000 nskey.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block in the library nskey.dll. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the CallHTMLHelp method in the Microsoft Windows Media Services ActiveX control in nskey.dll 4.1.00.3917 in Windows Media Services on Microsoft Windows NT and 2000, and Avaya Media and Message Application servers, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was disclosed 11/25/2008 by Jeremy Brown with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5232 since 11/24/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3204 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (44629).

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800310
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Services nskey.dll ActiveX BOF Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2008925
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02/17/2000 🔍
08/22/2008 +3108 days 🔍
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08/25/2008 +3 days 🔍
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09/18/2018 +1281 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Organization: Brown
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5232 (🔍)
X-Force: 44629
SecurityTracker: 1020733
Vulnerability Center: 19293 - Microsoft Windows Media Services \, High
SecurityFocus: 30814 - Microsoft Windows Media Services 'nskey.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/18/2018 08:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 09/18/2018 08:30 (18)
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