Microsoft MSN Messenger Service for Exchange 4.5/4.6 ActiveX Control ResDLL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service for Exchange 4.5/4.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation of the argument ResDLL leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0155. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service for Exchange 4.5/4.6 (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument ResDLL 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, and Exchange Instant Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ResDLL parameter in the MSNChat OCX.

The weakness was released 05/29/2002 by Drew Copley as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0155. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9041), SecurityFocus (BID 4707†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-871†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/08/2002 🔍
05/29/2002 +21 days 🔍
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02/09/2003 +256 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4170 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +1763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: Drew Copley
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18146
X-Force: 9041
SecurityFocus: 4707 - Microsoft MSN Chat Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 871 - [MS02-022] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:58
Updated: 05/09/2019 09:56
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:58 (58), 05/09/2019 09:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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