Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) authentication buffer overflow
| mcms-authentication-bo (9783) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the user authentication function. By sending an authentication request containing specially-crafted authentication credentials to a vulnerable server, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the authentication service to fail or execute code to gain complete control over the server.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Content Management Server 2001
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-002. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS02-041, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-002. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin M-107, Microsoft Unchecked Buffer in Content Management Server at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-107.shtml.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-041, Unchecked Buffer in Content Management Server Could Enable Server Compromise (Q326075) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-041.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-002, Cumulative Patch for Microsoft Content Management Server (810487) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-002.mspx.
- BID-5419: Multiple Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Vulnerabilities
- BID-5420: Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 User Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0700: Buffer overflow in a system function that performs user authentication for Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 allows attackers to execute code in the Local System context by authenticating to a web page that calls the function, aka Unchecked Buffer in MDAC Function Could Enable SQL Server Compromise.
- OSVDB ID: 4862: Microsoft CMS 2001 Authentication Buffer Overrun
Reported:
Aug 07, 2002
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