Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP explorer.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file explorer.exe. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-3351. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the file explorer.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.

The weakness was presented 07/05/2006 by nanika (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3351 since 07/05/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9181.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27567), SecurityFocus (BID 18838†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40927†). 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: nanika
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31133
X-Force: 27567
SecurityFocus: 18838 - Windows Explorer Explorer.exe Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40927 - Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS or Code Execution via a .url File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 09/17/2018 08:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (52), 09/17/2018 08:13 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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