Microsoft Virtual Machine 5.0.3805 COM Object memory corruption

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Virtual Machine 5.0.3805. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component COM Object Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1257. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Virtual Machine 5.0.3805. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component COM Object Handler. The manipulation 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:

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and including build 5.0.3805 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by including a Java applet that invokes COM (Component Object Model) objects in a web site or an HTML mail.

The weakness was disclosed 12/23/2002 by FIRST with Microsoft as MS02-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1257. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/23/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11177 (MS02-052: Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Allow Code Execution (810030)), 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 90158 (Flaw in Microsoft Virtual Machine (MS02-069)).

Applying the patch MS02-069 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10713), Tenable (11177), SecurityFocus (BID 6371†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4813†). The entries VDB-19178, VDB-19181, VDB-19233 and VDB-19235 are pretty similar. 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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Nessus ID: 11177
Nessus Name: MS02-052: Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Allow Code Execution (810030)
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OpenVAS ID: 11177
OpenVAS Name: Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Allow Code Execution (810030)
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Patch: MS02-069

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09/18/2002 🔍
11/28/2002 +71 days 🔍
12/12/2002 +14 days 🔍
12/23/2002 +11 days 🔍
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07/22/2004 +577 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3661 days 🔍
05/23/2019 +1757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-069
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19232
X-Force: 10713
SecurityFocus: 6371 - Microsoft Java Virtual Machine COM Object Access Validation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4813 - [MS02-069] Microsoft Virtual Machine Enables Remote Code Execution via Java Applets Invoking COM Obj, Critical

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Created: 07/31/2014 17:15
Updated: 05/23/2019 14:04
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:15 (69), 05/23/2019 14:04 (9)
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