Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003/2007 MIME Email memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003/2007. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MIME Handler. This manipulation as part of Email causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0213. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003/2007 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component MIME Handler. The manipulation as part of a Email 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3, 2003 SP1 and SP2, and 2007 does not properly decode certain MIME encoded e-mails, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted base64-encoded MIME e-mail message.

The weakness was shared 05/08/2007 by Charles Truscott (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0213 since 01/12/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Charles Truscott in Python and been published 14 years after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25165 (MS07-026: Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931832)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90395 (Microsoft Exchange Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS07-026)).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6136.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33889), Exploit-DB (47076), Tenable (25165), SecurityFocus (BID 23809†) and OSVDB (34391†). The entries VDB-36628, VDB-36627, VDB-36626 and VDB-36625 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Charles Truscott
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Nessus ID: 25165
Nessus Name: MS07-026: Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931832)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Charles Truscott
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36619

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X-Force: 33889
SecurityFocus: 23809 - Microsoft Exchange Base64 MIME Message Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 25183 - Microsoft Exchange Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34391 - Microsoft Exchange Server MIME Decoding Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1018015 - Microsoft Exchange Base64, iCal, IMAP, and Attachment Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15044 - [MS07-026] Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution via Crafted MIME Encoded E-Mails, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-1711

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/12/2025 05:58
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (83), 07/09/2019 09:53 (16), 07/14/2021 15:25 (2), 01/12/2025 05:58 (15)
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