Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Fax Cover Page Editor. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-3974. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Fax Cover Page Editor. 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:

fxscover.exe in the Fax Cover Page Editor in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse FAX cover pages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cov file, aka "Fax Cover Page Editor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 12/27/2010 by Andreas Micalizzi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at retrogod.altervista.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3974 since 10/14/2010. 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.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.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 53381 (MS11-024: Vulnerability in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2527308)), 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 90675 (Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-024)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at retrogod.altervista.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11053.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (53381), SecurityFocus (BID 45942†), Secunia (SA42747†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28827†). Similar entry is available at VDB-56176. 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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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 53381
Nessus Name: MS11-024: Vulnerability in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2527308)
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OpenVAS ID: 902408
OpenVAS Name: Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2527308)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: retrogod.altervista.org
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10/14/2010 🔍
12/26/2010 +73 days 🔍
12/27/2010 +1 days 🔍
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12/28/2010 +1 days 🔍
01/19/2011 +22 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: retrogod.altervista.org
Researcher: Andreas Micalizzi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4235

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SecurityFocus: 45942 - Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Double Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 42747 - Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28827 - [MS11-024] Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 01/19/2011 01:00
Updated: 03/18/2021 15:31
Changes: 01/19/2011 01:00 (80), 03/12/2017 08:49 (15), 03/18/2021 15:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DB1:103

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