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Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (960803)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-013.

Insight

Insight

- Integer underflow error in Windows HTTP Services allow to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted parameter returned by a malicious web server. - Error in Windows HTTP Services while validating the distinguished name of a certificate can leads to spoof a valid certificate. Successful exploitation requires the ability to perform DNS spoofing attacks. - Error in Windows HTTP Services reflect NTLM credentials and execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious web server.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 and prior.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)