Microsoft Windows XP PGM buffer overflow
| win-pgm-bo (28643) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows XP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) protocol implementation. By sending a specially-crafted PGM message to a system with the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service installed, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer to execute arbitrary code and gain complete control of the affected system.
Note: The MSMQ service is not installed by default.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-052: Vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (919007).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-036: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service (950762).
- US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#455516: Microsoft PGM vulnerable to remote code execution.
- ASA-2006-189: Windows Security Updates for September 2006 - (MS06-052 - MS06-054)
- BID-19922: Microsoft PGM Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3442: Unspecified vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted multicast message.
- SA21851: Microsoft Windows Pragmatic General Multicast Code Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1016827: Microsoft PGM Implementation Buffer Overflow in MSMQ Service Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#455516: Microsoft PGM vulnerable to remote code execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3563: Microsoft Windows Pragmatic General Multicast Remote Code Execution (MS06-052)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
Reported:
Sep 12, 2006
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