Microsoft Windows XP Redirector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows XP. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Redirector. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0004. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Redirector. 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 the Windows Redirector function in Microsoft Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter.

The weakness was published 02/19/2003 by NSFOCUS with NSFocus as MS03-005 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11231 (MS03-005: Unchecked Buffer in XP Redirector (810577)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90182 (Microsoft Windows XP Redirector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS03-005)).

Applying the patch MS03-005 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11260), Exploit-DB (22225), Tenable (11231), SecurityFocus (BID 6778†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1115†). 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: Partially
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Nessus ID: 11231
Nessus Name: MS03-005: Unchecked Buffer in XP Redirector (810577)
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OpenVAS ID: 11231
OpenVAS Name: Unchecked Buffer in XP Redirector (Q810577)
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Patch: MS03-005

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-005
Researcher: NSFOCUS
Organization: NSFocus
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20130
X-Force: 11260
SecurityFocus: 6778
Vulnerability Center: 1115 - [MS03-005] Microsoft Windows XP Redirector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 17:54
Updated: 08/26/2025 15:38
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:54 (68), 04/07/2017 16:02 (3), 06/28/2021 12:17 (2), 12/31/2024 03:27 (15), 02/19/2025 04:37 (11), 08/26/2025 15:38 (2)
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