Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP DirectPlay File memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component DirectPlay. The manipulation as part of a File 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectPlay in DirectX 9.0 through 11.1 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "DirectPlay Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/11/2012. The weakness was shared 12/11/2012 by Aniway with iDEFENSE Labs as MS12-082 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1537 since 03/08/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63229 (MS12-082: Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2770660)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90846 (Microsoft DirectPlay Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-082)).

Applying the patch MS12-082 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 12668.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80357) and Tenable (63229). The entry 7120 is related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 63229
Nessus Name: MS12-082: Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2770660)
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OpenVAS ID: 901212
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows DirectPlay Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2770660)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-082
Researcher: Aniway
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1537 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80357
SecurityTracker: 1027859
Vulnerability Center: 37656 - [MS12-082] Microsoft Windows Arbitrary Code Execution via a Crafted Office Document - CVE-2012-1537, Critical
SecurityFocus: 56838
Secunia: 51497 - Microsoft Windows DirectPlay Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88312

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 12/14/2012 17:39
Updated: 04/20/2021 09:01
Changes: 12/14/2012 17:39 (54), 04/07/2017 16:01 (33), 04/20/2021 08:50 (7), 04/20/2021 08:57 (2), 04/20/2021 09:01 (1)
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