Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play HTTP Buffer Overflow

Notification Type: IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Alert
Notification Date: April 10, 2007
Notification Version: 1.1
   
Name: Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play HTTP Buffer Overflow
Public disclosure/
In the wild date:		 April 10, 2007
Aliases: MS07-019
CVE: CVE-2007-1204
Description: Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service.

 

ISS Coverage
Product Content Version
Network Sensor 7.0
Proventia A
Proventia IPS (G/GX) prior to Firmware Version 1.2
Server Sensor 7.0		 24.58
Proventia IPS (G/GX) Firmware Version 1.2 or
later
Proventia Multifunction Appliance
Proventia Server (Linux)		 1.97
Proventia Server (Windows) 1.0.x.1980
Proventia Desktop x.x.x.1980
RealSecure Desktop 7.0 EQD
BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 CQD
Enterprise Scanner 1.20
Internet Scanner 7.2.41
Propagation Techniques ISS Protection Available
remote exploit UPnP_Request_Overflow (IPS) April 10, 2007
Detection Techniques ISS Detection Available
network assessment WinMs07kb931261Update  April 12, 2007

Detailed Description
Business Impact: MS07-019 patches a critical stack overflow in Microsoft Universal Plug and Play (UPNP). The UPNP service listens on UDP port 1900 and TCP port 2869 on computers that have an attached UPNP capable hardware device or are running a UPNP configured service such as Internet Connection Sharing. This stack overflow is easily exploited and provides an attacker with complete control over the victim PC.
CVSS: Base Score: 10
  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
  Exploitability: Unproven 
Remediation Level: Official Fix 
Report Confidence: Confirmed 
Affected Products:

Windows XP: SP2
Windows XP: Pro x64 Edition

Technical Description: Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges when combined with another exploit.
Remediation: Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-019. See References.

References
XFDB http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/33268.php
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-019.mspx

Revision History
1.0 Initial publication.
1.1 Updated product coverage info.


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