RPC DCOM interface buffer overflow
| win-rpc-dcom-bo (12629) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) interface of the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service. By sending a malformed message to the RPC service, a remote attacker can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with Local System privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- HP, OpenVMS Alpha 7.3
- HP, OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-1
- HP, OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-2
- Microsoft, Windows 2000
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
- Microsoft, Windows XP
Remedy:
For vulnerability detection:
Enable the following checks in the ISS Protection Platform:
WinRpcDCOMBo
win-rpc-dcom-bo
WinMs03039Patch
win-ms03039-patch
Enable the following checks in the ISS Protection Platform:
MSRPC_RemoteActivate_Bo
For Manual Protection:
For Microsoft Windows 2000:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-018. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS03-026, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-039, MS04-012, and MS05-012 and then superseded by the patch in MS06-018.
For Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS03-026, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-039 ,MS04-012, and MS05-012, and then superseded by the patch in MS05-051.
For Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-029. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS3-026, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-039 and MS04-012, and then superseded with the patch released with MS04-029.
For HP OpenVMS V7.3, V7.3-1, and V7.3-2:
Apply the appropriate patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Hewlett-Packard Security Bulletin HPSBOV01056. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jul 20 2003 - 14:01:13 CDT, Microsoft Windows 2000 RPC DCOM Interface DOS AND Privilege Escalation Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0255.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 16 2003 - 23:27:27 CDT, [LSD] Critical security vulnerability in Microsoft Operating Systems at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0194.html.
- CERT Advisory CA-2003-16, Buffer Overflow in Microsoft RPC at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-16.html.
- CIAC Information Bulletin N-117, Microsoft RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-117.shtml.
- Core Security Technologies Advisory CORE-2003-12-05, DCE RPC Vulnerabilities New Attack Vectors Analysis at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-12/0166.html.
- Internet Security Systems Security Alert #147, Flaw in Microsoft Windows RPC Implementation at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/147.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026, Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow Code Execution (823980) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-026.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039, Buffer Overrun In RPCSS Service Could Allow Code Execution (824146) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-039.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039, Buffer Overrun In RPCSS Service Could Allow Code Execution (824146) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-039.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-012, Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM (828741) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-012.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-029, Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-029.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-012, Vulnerability in OLE and COM Could Allow Remote Code Execution (873333) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-012.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051, Vulnerabilities in MSDTC and COM+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902400) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-051.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-018, Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Could Allow Denial of Service (913580) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-018.mspx.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Thu Jul 17 2003 - 16:04:40 CDT, Re: [LSD] Critical security vulnerability in Microsoft Operating Systems at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0036.html.
- BID-8205: Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0352: Buffer overflow in a certain DCOM interface for RPC in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed message, as exploited by the Blaster/MSblast/LovSAN and Nachi/Welchia worms.
- US-CERT VU#568148: Microsoft Windows RPC vulnerable to buffer overflow
Reported:
Jul 16, 2003
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