Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/XP UPnP memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/XP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component UPnP. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0876. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/XP (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component UPnP. 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:

Buffer overflow in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) on Windows 98, 98SE, ME, and XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a NOTIFY directive with a long Location URL.

The issue has been introduced in 06/25/1998. The weakness was published 12/20/2001 by Riley Hassell (DiGiT) with eEye Digital Security as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0876. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. 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 1274 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10835 (MS01-059: Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play can Lead to System Compromise (315000)), 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 38081 (Microsoft Windows UPnP NOTIFY Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS01-059)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1384. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2397.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7721), Exploit-DB (21188), Tenable (10835), SecurityFocus (BID 3723†) and OSVDB (692†). Similar entry is available at VDB-17761. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 10835
Nessus Name: MS01-059: Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play can Lead to System Compromise (315000)
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OpenVAS ID: 10835
OpenVAS Name: Unchecked Buffer in XP upnp
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1384
Snort Message: OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows UPnP malformed advertisement
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Suricata ID: 2101388
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: Riley Hassell (DiGiT)
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17760
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X-Force: 7721 - Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 98, and 98SE UPnP malformed NOTIFY directive buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 3723 - Microsoft UPnP NOTIFY Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 692 - Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play NOTIFY Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 358 - [MS01-059] Buffer Overflow in UPnP on Windows via a NOTIFY Directive, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 07/11/2014 11:49
Updated: 10/01/2025 15:36
Changes: 07/11/2014 11:49 (95), 05/06/2019 14:38 (2), 12/30/2024 21:47 (17), 04/06/2025 18:00 (1), 10/01/2025 15:36 (2)
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