Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTML Help ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0214. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component HTML Help ActiveX Control. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The HTML Help ActiveX control (Hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, XP SP2 and Professional, 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified functions, related to uninitialized parameters.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2007. The weakness was published 02/13/2007 by H. D. Moore with MetaSploit as MS07-008 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0214 since 01/12/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24332 (MS07-008: Vulnerability in HTML Help ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution (928843)), 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 110058 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-023)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-008 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 7439. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5105.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32110), Tenable (24332), SecurityFocus (BID 22478†), OSVDB (31884†) and Secunia (SA24136†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3063, VDB-3065 and VDB-3064. 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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Nessus ID: 24332
Nessus Name: MS07-008: Vulnerability in HTML Help ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution (928843)
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Patch: MS07-008

Snort ID: 7439
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-008
Researcher: H. D. Moore
Organization: MetaSploit
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2925

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X-Force: 32110
SecurityFocus: 22478 - Microsoft HTML Help ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 24136 - Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Control Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31884 - Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017635
Vulnerability Center: 14276 - [MS07-008] Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Control Uninitialized Parameters Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0577

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2007 11:53
Updated: 01/05/2025 13:48
Changes: 02/15/2007 11:53 (103), 07/14/2019 16:28 (2), 01/05/2025 13:48 (17)
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