Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP Help/Support Center HCP URL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP. Affected is an unknown function of the component Help/Support Center. Executing a manipulation as part of HCP URL can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0907. The attack needs to be done within the local network. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Help/Support Center. The manipulation as part of a HCP URL 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 confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2003. The weakness was shared 04/13/2004 by Jouko Pynnönen with iDefense as MS04-011 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0907 since 11/04/2003. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 160 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12205 (MS04-011: Microsoft Hotfix (credentialed check) (835732)), 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 90108 (Multiple Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities (MS04-011)).

Applying the patch MS04-011 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.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 2753.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15704), Tenable (12205), SecurityFocus (BID 10119†), OSVDB (5253†) and Secunia (SA11064†). Additional details are provided at idefense.com. The entries VDB-530, VDB-599, VDB-600 and VDB-603 are related to this item. 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
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Nessus ID: 12205
Nessus Name: MS04-011: Microsoft Hotfix (credentialed check) (835732)
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OpenVAS ID: 101011
OpenVAS Name: MS04-011 security check
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-011
Researcher: Jouko Pynnönen
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-604

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X-Force: 15704 - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 HCP URL code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10119 - Microsoft Windows Help And Support Center URI Validation Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 11064 - Microsoft Windows 14 Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 5253 - Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1009752
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 4123 - [MS04-011] Windows Help and Support Center Allows Code Execution, Critical

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

Created: 04/14/2004 14:39
Updated: 01/02/2025 11:24
Changes: 04/14/2004 14:39 (114), 06/28/2019 09:30 (3), 01/02/2025 11:24 (16)
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