Microsoft Windows 2000 msjet40.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function in the library msjet40.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6026. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part in the library msjet40.dll. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MDB file database file containing a column structure with a modified column count. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2005-0944.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was shared 11/19/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6026 since 11/18/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025).

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2832 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32312 (MS08-028: Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950749)), 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 90437 (Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-028)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6040.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42095), Zero-Day.cz (261), Tenable (32312), SecurityFocus (BID 28398†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018976†). The entries VDB-1346, VDB-42328, VDB-42327 and VDB-42326 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 32312
Nessus Name: MS08-028: Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950749)
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OpenVAS ID: 90024
OpenVAS Name: Windows Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ms_jet_mdb_columnname
Saint Name: Microsoft Jet Engine MDB file ColumnName buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/17/2000 🔍
11/15/2007 +2828 days 🔍
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11/18/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/21/2008 +123 days 🔍
05/13/2008 +52 days 🔍
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01/12/2025 +3589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39749

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X-Force: 42095
SecurityFocus: 28398 - RETIRED: Microsoft Jet Database Engine MDB File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1018976
Vulnerability Center: 16828 - [MS08-028] Microsoft Jet Database Engine Remote Buffer Overflow via a Crafted MDB File, Medium

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 01/12/2025 00:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (79), 09/18/2018 08:24 (16), 07/20/2024 21:12 (21), 01/12/2025 00:14 (1)
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