Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP Routing/Remote Access Service RPC Request memory corruption
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP. Affected is an unknown function of the component Routing/Remote Access Service. The manipulation as part of RPC Request leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2370. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Routing/Remote Access Service. The manipulation as part of a RPC Request 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. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in the Routing and Remote Access service (RRAS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote unauthenticated or authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain crafted "RPC related requests," aka the "RRAS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The bug was discovered . The weakness was shared 06/13/2006 by Peter Winter-Smith with Microsoft as MS06-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2370 since 05/15/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13312 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21696 (MS06-025: Vulnerability in Routing and Remote Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911280) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90319 (Windows Routing and Remote Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS06-025)).
Applying the patch MS06-025 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 6584. In this case the pattern |05 00 00| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4453.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26812), Exploit-DB (1965), Tenable (21696), SecurityFocus (BID 18325†) and OSVDB (26437†). The entry VDB-30801 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 21696
Nessus Name: MS06-025: Vulnerability in Routing and Remote Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911280) (uncredentialed check)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_rras
Saint Name: Windows RRAS memory corruption vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: ms06_025_rasmans_reg.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS06-025 Microsoft RRAS Service RASMAN Registry Overflow
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Patch: MS06-025
Snort ID: 6584
Snort Message: NETBIOS DCERPC NCACN-IP-TCP rras RasRpcSubmitRequest overflow attempt
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS06-025
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-2370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2309
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X-Force: 26812 - Microsoft Windows RRAS buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 18325 - Microsoft Windows Routing and Remote Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 20630 - Microsoft Windows Routing and Remote Access Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26437 - Microsoft Windows RRAS RASMAN Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016285
Vulnerability Center: 11918 - [MS06-025] Microsoft Windows RRAS Code Execution via RPC Related Requests, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2323
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/19/2006 16:26Updated: 01/05/2025 01:53
Changes: 06/19/2006 16:26 (127), 06/20/2019 17:18 (4), 01/05/2025 01:53 (17)
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