Microsoft Exchange Buffer Overflow in Collaboration Data Objects Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015038 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015038
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2005-1987
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jan 24 2008
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Original Entry Date: Oct 11 2005
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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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Version(s): Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Exchange in the Collaboration Data Objects component. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) COM component contains a buffer overflow. A remote user can supply a specially crafted message to be processed by CDOSYS or CDOEX to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. SMTP can be used as an attack vector.
Microsoft Windows is also affected.
The vendor credits Gary O leary-Steele of Sec-1 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=AE0BA6D7-37AF-46E8-9E25-AB63883FA944
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0DAF2D1-656C-4580-94C1-8AB009B4AD4F
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D389EF4D-583D-41C0-9081-844D348F3817
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1BC06799-B9F5-416F-8965-DC0E07A24A29
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=956FFD90-60AF-4296-8765-F0A17A77DB77
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5504C410-CDCB-4826-B002-DBA0E3A402A4
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 with the Exchange 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Update Rollup of August 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60FD0DDC-04B7-4879-930B-53375823CD51
A restart is not required.
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-048.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, 11 Oct 2005 14:59:52 -0400
Subject: Microsoft Exchange vulnerability
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-048.mspx
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-048
Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Could Allow Remote Code Execution (907245)
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