Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Media Services memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Media Services. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-0478. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Media Services. 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 nsum.exe in the Windows Media Unicast Service in Media Services for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets associated with transport information, aka "Media Services Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 04/13/2010 by Fabien Perigaud with CERT-LEXSI as MS10-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0478 since 02/02/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published 4 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46017 (MS10-025: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980858) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90591 (Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-025)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-025 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9675.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57330), Tenable (46017), SecurityFocus (BID 39356†), OSVDB (63726†) and Secunia (SA39377†). See VDB-4106, VDB-4104, VDB-4105 and VDB-4102 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 46017
Nessus Name: MS10-025: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980858) (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 901102
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (980858)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_media_unicast_transportinfo
Saint Name: Windows Media Unicast Service transport information packet buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ms10_025_wmss_connect_funnel.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows Media Services ConnectFunnel Stack Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-025
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-025
Researcher: Fabien Perigaud
Organization: CERT-LEXSI
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4103

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X-Force: 57330
SecurityFocus: 39356 - Microsoft Windows Media Service Transport Information Packet Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 39377 - Microsoft Windows Media Services Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 63726 - Microsoft Windows Media Unicast Service Transport Packet Handling Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 25369 - [MS10-025] Microsoft Windows Media Service Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 04/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 02/01/2025 20:16
Changes: 04/19/2010 02:00 (97), 02/23/2017 10:07 (15), 03/17/2021 18:59 (3), 06/29/2024 06:37 (15), 02/01/2025 20:16 (2)
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