Microsoft Windows up to 2003/XP URL Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to 2003/XP. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URL Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1205. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to 2003/XP (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Parser. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Agent (msagent\agentsvr.exe) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003, 2003 SP1, and 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted URLs, which result in memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2007. The weakness was shared 04/10/2007 by JJ. Reyes and Carsten Eiram (Agent) with Secunia Research as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1205 since 03/02/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25023 (MS07-020: Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932168)), 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 90392 (Microsoft Agent Allows Remote Code Execution (MS07-020)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch 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 4172. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5255.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33265), Tenable (25023), SecurityFocus (BID 23337†), OSVDB (34009†) and Secunia (SA22896†). The entry VDB-1568 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25023
Nessus Name: MS07-020: Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932168)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 4172
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: JJ. Reyes, Carsten Eiram (Agent)
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3004

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X-Force: 33265
SecurityFocus: 23337 - Microsoft Agent URI Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 22896 - Microsoft Agent URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34009 - Microsoft Windows Agent URL Parsing Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1017896
Vulnerability Center: 14800 - [MS07-020] Microsoft Agent in Windows 2000 and XP, and Windows Server 2003 Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1324

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2007 17:34
Updated: 06/09/2025 09:32
Changes: 04/17/2007 17:34 (105), 09/05/2019 13:36 (1), 01/12/2025 19:06 (16), 06/09/2025 09:32 (2)
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