Microsoft Jet Database Engine MDB file buffer overflow
| microsoft-jet-engine-mdb-bo (38499) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Jet Engine is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing a MDB file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted MDB file, a remote attacker could cause the victim's application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the victim's system with the privileges of the victim. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the malicious file as an email attachment or hosting it on a Web site.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Jet 4.0
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-028. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Nov 16 2007 - 05:25:29 CST, Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-11/0392.html.
- IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database, Microsoft Jet Database Engine Word file buffer overflow at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41380.
- InformationWeek, Dec. 12, 2007, Vulnerabilities Found In Microsoft Access And HP Laptop Software at http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=204802012.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-028, Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine (Jet) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950749) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-028.mspx.
- TPTI-08-04, Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine Column Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability at http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-04.
- BID-26468: Microsoft Jet DataBase Engine MDB File Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6026: Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MDB file. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2005-0944.
- SECTRACK ID: 1018976: Microsoft Jet Engine Stack Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#936529: Microsoft Jet Engine stack buffer overflow
Reported:
Nov 16, 2007
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