Microsoft Windows up to XP Telephony Application Programming Interface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Telephony Application Programming Interface. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0058. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Telephony Application Programming Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows attackers elevate privileges or execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.

The weakness was disclosed 08/09/2005 by Kostya Kortchinsky with CERT Renater as MS05-040 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0058 since 01/11/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19403 (MS05-040: Vulnerability in Telephony Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893756)), 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 90268 (Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution (MS05-040)).

Applying the patch MS05-040 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 9914. In this case the pattern E|00 00 00| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3675.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21600), Tenable (19403), SecurityFocus (BID 14518†), OSVDB (18606†) and Secunia (SA16354†). The entry VDB-1689 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19403
Nessus Name: MS05-040: Vulnerability in Telephony Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893756)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_tapi
Saint Name: Windows Telephony API buffer overflow

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS05-040

Snort ID: 9914
Snort Message: NETBIOS DCERPC NCACN-IP-TCP tapisrv ClientRequest LSetAppPriority overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-040
Researcher: Kostya Kortchinsky
Organization: CERT Renater
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1687

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X-Force: 21600
SecurityFocus: 14518 - Microsoft Windows Telephony Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16354 - Microsoft Windows Telephony Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18606 - Microsoft Windows Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1014639 - Microsoft Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution or Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 8900 - [MS05-040] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI), High

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

Created: 08/10/2005 11:16
Updated: 07/05/2025 18:15
Changes: 08/10/2005 11:16 (103), 08/10/2017 12:36 (5), 03/11/2021 19:58 (2), 07/05/2025 18:15 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:1E3:103

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