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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026: Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow Code Execution(Q823980)
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:20:45 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow Code Execution (823980) Date: 16 July 2003 Software: Microsoft(r) Windows (r) NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Impact: Run code of attacker's choice Max Risk: Critical Bulletin: MS03-026 Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletins at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/MS03-026.asp - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Issue: ====== Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol used by the Windows operating system. RPC provides an inter-process communication mechanism that allows a program running on one computer to seamlessly execute code on a remote system. The protocol itself is derived from the OSF (Open Software Foundation) RPC protocol, but with the addition of some Microsoft specific extensions. There is a vulnerability in the part of RPC that deals with message exchange over TCP/IP. The failure results because of incorrect handling of malformed messages. This particular vulnerability affects a Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) interface with RPC, which listens on TCP/IP port 135. This interface handles DCOM object activation requests sent by client machines (such as Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths) to the server. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially formed request to the remote computer on port 135. Mitigating factors: ==================== - To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would require the ability to send a specially crafted request to port 135 on the remote machine. For intranet environments, this port would normally be accessible, but for Internet connected machines, the port 135 would normally be blocked by a firewall. In the case where this port is not blocked, or in an intranet configuration, the attacker would not require any additional privileges. - Best practices recommend blocking all TCP/IP ports that are not actually being used. For this reason, most machines attached to the Internet should have port 135 blocked. RPC over TCP is not intended to be used in hostile environments such as the internet. More robust protocols such as RPC over HTTP are provided for hostile environments. Risk Rating: ============ Critical Patch Availability: =================== - A patch is available to fix this vulnerability. Please read the Security Bulletins at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-026.asp http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp for information on obtaining this patch. - - --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 7.1 iQEVAwUBPxSXX40ZSRQxA/UrAQE6PwgAp5nlZkLDJPNc8QNb5AajGy3R2SpaRhw2 WxonBgaiNU2sJscIQwObdjH1NHHq5Jw3ptFja/LbI/LOUZkQi6dOqPQjsyfthQzC vUvGw5Fr0x3Pe1OJcsSmH6pl5XBOSSCVXRb4grHUZaMABymZkTzvz0rKonhpWDjv OGnP9CisSxEBXMTnCIsqP6T1eoENxriICB3pR5ZuKqSgd+Q/J7DV1aTLwYCIaxwR 4a+d/xufAQyDW5WEdKvHlfoyw/ZKDIqIsUsueX5HX+PTBa5VRcaLYKk7GbDnStyB 3+aktUF1z5C9LqG5zDcFGXWOPEmERTWKUZ06YBIieNbZwV75pjxEmQ== =KrV/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************************* You have received this e-mail bulletin because of your subscription to the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. For more information on this service, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. To verify the digital signature on this bulletin, please download our PGP key at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. To unsubscribe from the Microsoft Security Notification Service, please visit the Microsoft Profile Center at http://register.microsoft.com/regsys/pic.asp If you do not wish to use Microsoft Passport, you can unsubscribe from the Microsoft Security Notification Service via email as described below: Reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site at http://www.microsoft.com/security.
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