Microsoft Exchange 2000 RFC Message Attribute resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Exchange 2000 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component RFC Message Attribute Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0368. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Exchange 2000 (Groupware Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component RFC Message Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Store Service in Microsoft Exchange 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a mail message with a malformed RFC message attribute, aka "Malformed Mail Attribute can Cause Exchange 2000 to Exhaust CPU Resources."

The weakness was published 06/18/2002 as MS02-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0368. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11143 (MS02-025: Exchange 2000 Exhaust CPU Resources (320436)), 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 50040 (Microsoft Exchange 2000 Malformed Mail Attribute Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying the patch MS02-025 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9195), Tenable (11143), SecurityFocus (BID 4881†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-877†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11143
Nessus Name: MS02-025: Exchange 2000 Exhaust CPU Resources (320436)
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OpenVAS ID: 11143
OpenVAS Name: Exchange 2000 Exhaust CPU Resources (Q320436)
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Patch: MS02-025

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-025
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18245
X-Force: 9195
SecurityFocus: 4881 - Microsoft Exchange 2000 Malformed Mail Attribute DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 877 - [MS02-025] Microsoft Exchange 2000 Malformed Mail Attribute DoS Vulnerability, High

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Created: 07/11/2014 14:08
Updated: 05/09/2019 10:20
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:08 (65), 05/09/2019 10:20 (11)
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