Microsoft Windows up to XP Remote Desktop Protocol input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Remote Desktop Protocol. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0152. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Remote Desktop Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a series of crafted packets, aka "Terminal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2012 by Luigi Auriemma as MS12-020 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0152 since 12/13/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58332 (MS12-020: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2671387)), 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 90783 (Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-020)).

Applying the patch MS12-020 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 12134.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73542), Tenable (58332), SecurityFocus (BID 52354†), OSVDB (80004†) and Secunia (SA48395†). The entry VDB-4798 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 58332
Nessus Name: MS12-020: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2671387)
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OpenVAS ID: 902663
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2671387)
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Patch: MS12-020
Suricata ID: 2014384
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-020
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4802

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X-Force: 73542
SecurityFocus: 52354
Secunia: 48395 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80004 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Terminal Server RDP Packet Parsing Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1026790 - Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34627 - [MS12-020] Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Terminal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/15/2012 09:40
Updated: 03/21/2021 17:27
Changes: 03/15/2012 09:40 (53), 08/19/2018 19:51 (35), 03/21/2021 17:17 (8), 03/21/2021 17:21 (2), 03/21/2021 17:27 (2)
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