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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-033: Unchecked Buffer in MDAC Function Could Enable System Compromise (Q823718)
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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:19:05 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Unchecked Buffer in MDAC Function Could Enable System Compromise (823718) Date: 20 August 2003 Software: - Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 - Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 - Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Impact: Run code of the attacker's choice Max Risk: Important Bulletin: MS03-033 Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletins at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-033.asp http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-033.asp - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Issue: ====== Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) is a collection of components that are used to provide database connectivity on Windows platforms. MDAC is a ubiquitous technology, and it is likely to be present on most Windows systems: - By default, MDAC is included by default as part of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows Server 2003. (It is worth noting, though, that the version that is installed by Windows Server 2003 does not have this vulnerability.) - MDAC is available for download as a stand-alone technology. - MDAC is either included in or installed by a number of other products and technologies. For example, MDAC is included in the Microsoft Windows NT(r) 4.0 Option Pack and in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Additionally, some MDAC components are present as part of Microsoft Internet Explorer even when MDAC itself is not installed. MDAC provides the underlying functionality for a number of database operations, such as connecting to remote databases and returning data to a client. When a client system on a network tries to see list of computers that are running SQL Server and that reside on the network, it sends a broadcast request to all the devices that are on the network. Due to a flaw in a specific MDAC component, an attacker could respond with a specially crafted packet that could cause a buffer overflow. An attacker who successfully exploited this flaw could gain the same level of privileges over the system as the application that initiated the broadcast request. The actions an attacker could carry out would be dependent on the permissions which the application using MDAC ran under. If the application ran with limited privileges, an attacker would be limited accordingly; however, if the application runs under the local system context, the attacker would have the same level of permissions. This could include creating, modifying, or deleting data on the system, or reconfiguring the system. This could also include reformatting the hard disk or running programs of the attacker's choice. This bulletin supercedes the patch discussed in MS02-040. Customers should install this patch as it contains the fix for the vulnerability discussed in bulletin MS02-040 and the patch discussed in this bulletin. Mitigating Factors: ==================== - For an attack to be successful an attacker would need to simulate a SQL server on the same subnet as the target system. - Code executed on the client system would only run under the privileges of the logged-on user. - MDAC version 2.8 (which is the version included with Windows Server 2003) does not contain the flaw that is addressed by this bulletin. Risk Rating: ============ - Important Patch Availability: =================== - A patch is available to fix this vulnerability. Please read the Security Bulletins at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03- 033.asp http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03- 033.asp for information on obtaining this patch. Acknowledgment: =============== - Microsoft thanks Aaron C. Newman of Application Security, Inc. for reporting this issue to us and for working with us to help protect customers. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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