Microsoft Windows Vista Firewall Teredo information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista. This impacts an unknown function of the component Firewall Teredo Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-3038. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Firewall Teredo Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Teredo interface in Microsoft Windows Vista and Vista x64 Edition does not properly handle certain network traffic, which allows remote attackers to bypass firewall blocking rules and obtain sensitive information via crafted IPv6 traffic, aka "Windows Vista Firewall Blocking Rule Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2007 by Jim Hoagland Ollie Whitehouse with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3038 since 06/05/2007. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25689 (MS07-038: Vulnerability in Windows Vista Firewall Could Allow Information Disclosure (935807)), 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 90402 (Windows Vista Firewall Could Allow Information Disclosure (MS07-038)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-038 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 12067. In this case the pattern ?|FE 83 1F| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4684.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35322), Tenable (25689), SecurityFocus (BID 24779†), OSVDB (35952†) and Secunia (SA26001†). The entries VDB-3178 and VDB-3179 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25689
Nessus Name: MS07-038: Vulnerability in Windows Vista Firewall Could Allow Information Disclosure (935807)
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OpenVAS ID: 801717
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Vista Teredo Interface Firewall Bypass Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS07-038

Snort ID: 12067
Snort Message: POLICY Outbound Teredo traffic detected
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Jim Hoagland Ollie Whitehouse
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3177

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X-Force: 35322 - Microsoft Windows Vista firewall information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 24779 - Microsoft Windows Vista Teredo Interface Firewall Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 26001 - Windows Vista Firewall Teredo Blocking Rule Security Bypass, Not Critical
OSVDB: 35952 - Microsoft Windows Vista Teredo Crafted IPv6 Traffic Blocking Rule Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1018354 - Windows Vista Firewall Teredo Interface Discloses Network Information to Remote Users and May Let Remote Users Bypass Firewall Rules
Vulnerability Center: 15585 - [MS07-038] Microsoft Windows Vista Firewall Blocking Rule Information Disclosure Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2480

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2007 16:23
Updated: 06/08/2025 05:52
Changes: 07/18/2007 16:23 (97), 12/29/2016 16:55 (9), 03/15/2021 15:44 (3), 01/13/2025 03:45 (15), 06/08/2025 05:52 (2)
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