Microsoft Agent ActiveX control buffer overflow
| ms-agent-url-code-execution (35752) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Microsoft Agent ActiveX control (agentdpv.dll) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Agent.Control function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the victim's privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-051. See References.
For Hewlett-Packard:
Refer to HPSBST02260 SSRT071471 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Sep 11 2007 - 12:41:54 CDT: Assurent VR - Microsoft Agent Crafted URL Stack Buffer Overflow.
- HPSBST02260 SSRT071471 : Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS07-051 to MS07-054.
- iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 09.11.07: Microsoft Windows 2000 Agent URL Canonicalizing Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-051: Vulnerability in Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938827).
- ASA-2007-378: MS07-051 Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938827)
- BID-25566: Microsoft Agent agentdpv.dll ActiveX Control Malformed URL Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3040: Stack-based buffer overflow in agentdpv.dll 2.0.0.3425 in Microsoft Agent on Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL to the Agent (Agent.Control) ActiveX control, which triggers an overflow within the Agent Service (agentsrv.exe) process, a different issue than CVE-2007-1205.
- OSVDB ID: 36934: Microsoft Agent URL Handling Remote Code Execution
- SA26753: Microsoft Agent ActiveX Control URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018677: Microsoft Agent ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#716872: Microsoft Agent fails to properly handle specially crafted URLs
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3113: Microsoft Windows Agent Remote Command Execution Vulnerability (MS07-051)
Platforms Affected:
- HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Reported:
Sep 11, 2007
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