Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista TCP/IP Stack memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Stack. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-1892. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Stack. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

The TCP/IP stack in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly handle malformed IPv6 packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via multiple crafted packets, aka "IPv6 Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 08/10/2010 by Darren Willis and Matthieu Suiche with Fourteenforty Research Institute, MoonSols as MS10-058 (Website). The advisory is shared at fourteenforty.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1892 since 05/11/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48295 (MS10-058: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (978886)), 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 90620 (Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS10-058)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-058 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 X-Force (60723), Tenable (48295), SecurityFocus (BID 42251†), OSVDB (67005†) and Secunia (SA40904†). Similar entry is available at VDB-54313. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 48295
Nessus Name: MS10-058: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (978886)
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OpenVAS ID: 902232
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (978886)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-058
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-058
Researcher: Darren Willis, Matthieu Suiche
Organization: Fourteenforty Research Institute, MoonSols
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4165

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X-Force: 60723
SecurityFocus: 42251 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP IPv6 Extension Header Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 40904 - Windows TCP/IP Implementation Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 67005 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Implementation IppSortDestinationAddresses() Function Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 26759 - [MS10-058] Microsoft Windows TCP/IP protocol implementation Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 03/18/2021 09:22
Changes: 08/19/2010 02:00 (86), 04/07/2017 12:38 (10), 03/18/2021 09:22 (3)
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