Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP NdisTapiDispatch denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP. The affected element is the function NdisTapiDispatch. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1537. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP (Operating System). Affected is the function NdisTapiDispatch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

\Device\NdisTapi (NDISTAPI.sys) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and 2003 SP1 uses weak permissions, which allows local users to write to the device and cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by using an IRQL to acquire a spinlock on paged memory via the NdisTapiDispatch function.

The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2007. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1537. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known.

After 16 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26921 (Windows Service Pack Out-of-Date), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33086), Tenable (26921), SecurityFocus (BID 23025†), OSVDB (33628†) and Secunia (SA24598†). The entries VDB-134 and VDB-14426 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26921
Nessus Name: Windows Service Pack Out-of-Date
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35712
X-Force: 33086
SecurityFocus: 23025
Secunia: 24598
OSVDB: 33628 - Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI.sys Permission Weakness Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 14714 - Microsoft Windows Denial of Service in NDISTATPI.sys, High

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

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 21:33
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (45), 04/07/2017 16:03 (15), 07/13/2021 21:10 (1), 07/13/2021 21:20 (7), 07/13/2021 21:33 (1)
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