Windows SNMP Service Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017371
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017371
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5583
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 12 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in the Windows SNMP service. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a buffer overflow in the SNMP service and execute arbitrary code on the
target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
The SNMP service is not installed by default.
Microsoft
credits Kostya Kortchinsky of Immunity, Inc. and Clement Seguy of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company with reporting
this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ef2dbcb6-cc8e-4299-a1e6-e6
db202b41d5"
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2b57e00f-0f47-4567-b40f-f630ba5a29cb
Microsoft
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=65ab5876-7c9a-4add-8b6d-0fd7d617397a"
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7856ee11-4f3a-4138-bfce-1b97fb25be69"
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai
ls.aspx?FamilyId=c1b01b91-c565-4d1f-90ec-f57a70fa012e"
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5b61249a-
dba7-4fd5-85f3-b918044bbc92"
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-074.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-074.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:55:45 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-074: Vulnerability in SNMP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926247)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-074.mspx
CVE-2006-5583
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