Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 RPCSS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003. This affects an unknown part of the component RPCSS. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-0715. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component RPCSS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2003 by Barnaby Jack (DiGiT) with eEye Digital Security as MS03-039 (Website). The advisory is shared at eeye.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0715 since 09/02/2003. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 6 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at lists.netsys.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11835 (MS03-039: Microsoft RPC Interface Buffer Overrun (824146) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 68522 (Microsoft Windows DCOM RPCSS Service Vulnerabilities (MS03-039)).

Applying the patch MS03-039 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3159. In this case the pattern |01 10 08 00 CC CC CC CC| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2349.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13129), Tenable (11835), SecurityFocus (BID 8458†), OSVDB (11797†) and Secunia (SA9692†). Additional details are provided at microsoft.com. The entries VDB-178, VDB-20815 and VDB-21476 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11835
Nessus Name: MS03-039: Microsoft RPC Interface Buffer Overrun (824146) (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 102015
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft RPC Interface Buffer Overrun (KB824146)
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Patch: MS03-039

Snort ID: 3159
Snort Message: NETBIOS DCERPC NCADG-IP-UDP ISystemActivator CoGetInstanceFromFile attempt
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Suricata ID: 2102251
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-039
Researcher: Barnaby Jack (DiGiT)
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277

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X-Force: 13129 - Microsoft Windows RPCSS DCOM buffer overflows, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 8458 - Microsoft RPCSS DCERPC DCOM Object Activation Packet Length Heap Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 9692
OSVDB: 11797 - Microsoft Windows DCOM RPCSS Service DCERPC Packet Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1007670 - Microsoft Windows Remote Procedure Call (RPC) DCOM Activation Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 2231 - [MS03-039] Buffer Overflow in DCERPC DCOM Activation Request Packet Allows Code Execution, Critical

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

Created: 09/11/2003 11:42
Updated: 12/31/2024 07:40
Changes: 09/11/2003 11:42 (105), 04/30/2019 15:08 (17), 03/08/2021 17:31 (2), 03/08/2021 17:34 (1), 12/31/2024 07:40 (15)
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