Microsoft Windows Protection Engine Remote Heap Overflow
| Notification Type: |
IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory |
| Notification Date: |
Feb 13, 2007 |
| Notification Version: |
1.1 |
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| Name: |
Microsoft Windows Protection Engine Remote Heap Overflow |
Public disclosure/
In the wild date: |
Feb 13, 2007 (vuln) |
| CVE: |
CVE-2006-5270 |
| Description: |
IBM X-Force has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Protection, a default component of Windows Live
OneCare, Antigen, Forefront Security, and Windows Defender, including Windows Defender for Vista. |
| Discoverers/Researchers: |
Alex Wheeler and Neel Mehta, IBM X-Force |
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ISS Coverage |
| Product |
Content Version |
| Proventia Desktop |
x.x.xxx.1950 |
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Detailed Description |
| Business Impact: |
Compromise of machines using affected versions of the Microsoft Protection Engine library may lead to exposure of confidential information, loss of productivity, and further compromise. Successful exploitation grants an attacker remote, system-level privileges. |
| CVSS: |
Base Score: |
10.0 |
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Access Vector: |
Remote |
| Access Complexity: |
Low |
| Authentication: |
Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: |
Complete |
| Integrity Impact: |
Complete |
| Availability Impact: |
Complete |
| Impact Bias: |
Normal |
| Adjusted Temporal Score: |
7.4 |
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Exploitability: |
Unproven |
| Remediation Level: |
Official Fix |
| Report Confidence: |
Confirmed |
| Affected Products: |
Affected Software:
- Windows Live OneCare
- Microsoft Antigen for Exchange Server 9.x
- Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Server 9.x
- Microsoft Windows Defender
- Microsoft Windows Defender x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Defender in Windows Vista
- Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server 10
- Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint Server 10
Affected Components:
- Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
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| Technical Description: |
This vulnerability is in the Microsoft Windows Protection Engine, a shared library designed to parse data streams for malware.
By sending a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker can trigger a heap overflow resulting in remote code execution. This file may be sent over common protocols, such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, etc. In many cases, this vulnerability may be triggered without user interaction.
This vulnerability exists because an arbitrary integer from a PDF file is used in a memory allocation calculation without proper bounds checking. As a result, an attacker may provide a large integer value creating an integer overflow in the calculation. This attack causes a heap overflow with arbitrary file data. There are several structures on the heap that an attacker may abuse to obtain remote code execution. |
| Remediation: |
Microsoft has provided patches for all affected products. See References for details. |
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References |
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Revision History |
| 1.0 |
Initial advisory. |
| 1.1 |
Revised CVSS score. |
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