Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003 DNS Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003. This impacts an unknown function of the component DNS Service. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1748. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Service. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4, Server 2003 SP 1, and Server 2003 SP 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long zone name containing character constants represented by escape sequences.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2007. The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2007 with 0-Day as MS07-029 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1748 since 03/29/2007. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at immunitysec.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2612 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72832 (MS07-029: Vulnerability in Windows DNS RPC Interface Could Allow Remote Code Execution (935966) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90394 (Windows DNS RPC Interface Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-029)).

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 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10900. 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 5290.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33629), Exploit-DB (3737), Zero-Day.cz (131), Tenable (72832) and SecurityFocus (BID 23470†). Further details are available at news.com.com. The entries VDB-82, VDB-332, VDB-333 and VDB-427 are pretty similar. 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: 72832
Nessus Name: MS07-029: Vulnerability in Windows DNS RPC Interface Could Allow Remote Code Execution (935966) (uncredentialed check)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_dns_rpc
Saint Name: Windows DNS server RPC management interface buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ms07_029_msdns_zonename.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS07-029 Microsoft DNS RPC Service extractQuotedChar() Overflow (SMB)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 10900
Snort Message: NETBIOS DCERPC NCACN-IP-TCP dns R_DnssrvEnumRecords overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-029
Organization: 0-Day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3012

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X-Force: 33629 - Microsoft Windows DNS Server RPC interface buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 23470 - Microsoft Windows DNS Server Escaped Zone Name Parameter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 24871 - Microsoft Windows DNS Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34100 - Microsoft Windows DNS RPC Interface Zone Name Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017910
Vulnerability Center: 14817 - [MS07-029] Microsoft Windows DNS Server RPC Interface Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-1366

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

Created: 04/18/2007 12:04
Updated: 06/09/2025 01:00
Changes: 04/18/2007 12:04 (123), 09/05/2019 13:36 (4), 06/15/2024 21:43 (16), 07/21/2024 07:56 (9), 01/12/2025 23:11 (1), 06/09/2025 01:00 (2)
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