Microsoft Windows Print Spooler EnumeratePrintShares memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is the function EnumeratePrintShares of the component Print Spooler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-0228. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). This vulnerability affects the function EnumeratePrintShares of the component Print Spooler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumeratePrintShares function in Windows Print Spooler Service (win32spl.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote printer servers to execute arbitrary code via a a crafted ShareName in a response to an RPC request, related to "printing data structures," aka "Buffer Overflow in Print Spooler Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 06/09/2009 by Jun Mao with iDefense as MS09-022 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0228 since 01/20/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39344 (MS09-022: Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)), 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 90508 (Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-022)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-022 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39344), SecurityFocus (BID 35206†), OSVDB (54934†), Secunia (SA35365†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022352†). See VDB-3990, VDB-3989, VDB-48512 and VDB-48511 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 39344
Nessus Name: MS09-022: Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)
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OpenVAS ID: 900667
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_print_spooler_enumerateprintshares
Saint Name: Windows Print Spooler EnumeratePrintShares buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-022

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-022
Researcher: Jun Mao
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3988

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SecurityFocus: 35206 - Microsoft Windows Print Spooler 'EnumeratePrintShares()' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35365 - Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 54934 - Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Load Library Crafted RPC Message Arbitrary DLL Loading Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1022352
Vupen: ADV-2009-1541

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2009 18:51
Updated: 04/29/2019 09:58
Changes: 06/19/2009 18:51 (90), 04/29/2019 09:58 (7)
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