Microsoft Windows Embedded ClickOnce Application memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Embedded. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ClickOnce Application. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0013. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Embedded (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component ClickOnce Application. 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. CVE summarizes:

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ClickOnce application in a Microsoft Office document, related to .application files, aka "Assembly Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2012 by Byoungyoung Lee (SecuriTeam) with Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure as MS12-005 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0013 since 11/09/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Byoungyoung Lee and been published 4 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57473 (MS12-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2584146)), 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 90769 (Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-005)).

Applying the patch MS12-005 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 12950.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70941), Exploit-DB (18372), Tenable (57473), SecurityFocus (BID 51284†) and OSVDB (78207†). computerworld.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-4535, VDB-4531, VDB-4534 and VDB-4533 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Byoungyoung Lee
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Nessus ID: 57473
Nessus Name: MS12-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2584146)
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OpenVAS ID: 902657
OpenVAS Name: Windows ClickOnce Application Installer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2584146)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_office_clickonce_unsafe_exec
Saint Name: Microsoft Office ClickOnce Unsafe Execution

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MetaSploit ID: ms12_005.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS12-005 Microsoft Office ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling Vulnerability
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-005
Researcher: Byoungyoung Lee (SecuriTeam)
Organization: Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4532

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X-Force: 70941
SecurityFocus: 51284 - Microsoft Windows ClickOnce Application Installer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47480 - Microsoft Windows Embedded ClickOnce Application Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78207
SecurityTracker: 1026497 - Microsoft Windows ClickOnce Feature Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34201 - [MS12-005] Microsoft Windows ClickOne Incomplete Blacklist Vulnerability Allows Code Execution, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/05/2025 14:37
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (101), 04/09/2017 13:19 (13), 03/20/2021 12:23 (2), 01/05/2025 14:37 (16)
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