Microsoft Windows 2000 Message Queue Manager buffer overflow
| win2k-message-queue-bo (13131) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Message Queue Manager caused by improper bounds checking. The Message Queue Manager is accessible via the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted queue registration request to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with Local System privileges and cause the RPC service to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Microsoft, Windows XP
Remedy:
For Manual Protection:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-018 or MS04-029. See References.
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Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS3-026, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-039, MS04-012, and MS05-051, which were superseded by the patch released with MS06-018.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Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS3-026, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-039, MS04-012, and MS05-012, which was superseded by the patch released with MS05-051.
For Windows NT 4.0:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-012. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS03-039, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS04-012, and then superseded by the patch released with MS04-029.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- 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.
- CVE-2003-0995: Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Message Queue Manager (MSQM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPC service crash) via a queue registration request.
Reported:
Sep 09, 2003
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