Microsoft Biztalk Server 2002 ISAPI BizTalkHTTPReceive.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Biztalk Server 2002. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part in the library BizTalkHTTPReceive.dll of the component ISAPI. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0117. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Biztalk Server 2002. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing in the library BizTalkHTTPReceive.dll of the component ISAPI. 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 HTTP receiver function (BizTalkHTTPReceive.dll ISAPI) of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the HTTP receiver.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2003 by Cesar Cerrudo as MS03-016 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0117 since 02/26/2003. 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 and a public exploit are known.

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 11638 (Microsoft BizTalk Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11206 (Microsoft BizTalk Server Potential Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS03-016)).

Applying the patch MS03-016 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2133.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11900), Exploit-DB (22553), Tenable (11638), SecurityFocus (BID 7469†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2543†). See VDB-20419 for similar entry. 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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Nessus ID: 11638
Nessus Name: Microsoft BizTalk Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Patch: MS03-016

Snort ID: 2133
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS MS BizTalk server access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-016
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20418
X-Force: 11900
SecurityFocus: 7469 - Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 HTTP Receiver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2543 - [MS03-016] Buffer Overflow in the HTTP Receiver Function of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002, Medium

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

Created: 08/11/2014 23:47
Updated: 08/25/2025 01:36
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:47 (74), 11/19/2018 09:24 (4), 01/29/2025 03:52 (25), 08/25/2025 01:36 (2)
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