Microsoft Windows 2000 Web View webvw.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function in the library webvw.dll of the component Web View. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-1191. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function in the library webvw.dll of the component Web View. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe (" ") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2005 by GreyMagic as ms05-024 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at greymagic.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1191 since 04/19/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1888 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18215 (MS05-024: Vulnerability in Web View Could Allow Code Execution (894320)), 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 90247 (Web View Vulnerability Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS05-024)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3484.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20380), Tenable (18215), SecurityFocus (BID 13248†), OSVDB (15707†) and Secunia (SA15017†). Further details are available at microsoft.com. The entry VDB-1411 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18215
Nessus Name: MS05-024: Vulnerability in Web View Could Allow Code Execution (894320)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: ms05-024
Researcher: GreyMagic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1407

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X-Force: 20380 - Microsoft Windows Web View command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 13248 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Preview Pane Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15017 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Web View Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15707 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Web View Arbitrary Script Insertion
SecurityTracker: 1013761
Vulnerability Center: 7940 - [MS05-024] Web View DLL in Internet Explorer on Windows 2000 Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0509

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

Created: 05/11/2005 11:28
Updated: 07/04/2025 17:24
Changes: 05/11/2005 11:28 (109), 07/02/2019 15:17 (2), 03/11/2021 10:04 (2), 07/04/2025 17:24 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:AAE:103

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