Alert: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007 - ASN.1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution (828028)

From: Russ (Russ.Cooper_at_RC.ON.CA)
Date: 02/10/04

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    Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007:
    ASN.1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution (828028)

    Bulletin URL:
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp

    Summary:
     Version Number: V1.0
     Revision Date: 02-10-2004
     Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
     Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
     Patch(es) Replaced: None
     Caveats: Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation, Server, and Terminal Server
    Edition) does not install the affected file by default. This file is
    installed as part of the MS03-041 Windows NT 4.0 security update and
    other possible non-security-related hotfixes. If the Windows NT 4.0
    security update for MS03-041 is not installed, this may not be a
    required update. To verify if the affected file is installed, search for
    the file named Msasn1.dll. If this file is present, this security update
    is required. Windows Update, Software Update Services, and the Microsoft
    Security Baseline Analyzer will also correctly detect if this update is
    required.
     CVE Number(s): CAN-2003-0818

    Tested Software:
     Affected Software:
     * Microsoft Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/92400199-B3D5-4826-98D4-F134849F5249.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/E8315430-90CD-4B20-8F54-58527932B588.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack
    6
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/D83B39D3-FF13-4D0B-B406-A225AED0D659.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service
    Pack 3, Microsoft 2000 Windows Service Pack 4
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/191853C4-A4D2-4797-A8C6-A2E663A53698.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/0CC30297-D4AE-48E9-ACD0-1343D89CCBBA.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit
    Edition Service Pack 1
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/383C397F-9318-4AD5-9C2C-0577118A1E68.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003, Microsoft Windows
    XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 Service Pack 1
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/FA280168-66E1-4B5F-958F-E178C3F61F7C.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows Server&#153; 2003
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/3D7FFFF9-A497-42FF-90E7-283732B2E117.asp>
     * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
    <http://www.ntbugtraq.com/link/FA280168-66E1-4B5F-958F-E178C3F61F7C.asp>

     Software Not Affected:

    Technical Description:

    A security vulnerability exists in the Microsoft ASN.1 Library that
    could allow code execution on an affected system. The vulnerability is
    caused by an unchecked buffer in the Microsoft ASN.1 Library, which
    could result in a buffer overflow.

    An attacker who successfully exploited this buffer overflow
    vulnerability could execute code with system privileges on an affected
    system. The attacker could then take any action on the system, including
    installing programs, viewing data, changing data, deleting data, or
    creating new accounts with full privileges.

    Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1) is a data standard that is used by
    many applications and devices in the technology industry for allowing
    the normalization and understanding of data across various platforms.
    More information about ASN.1 can be found in Microsoft Knowledge Base
    Article 252648.

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    Cheers,
    Russ - Surgeon General of TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor

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    NTBugtraq Editor's Note:

    Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for your AV, or at least that the idea is considered.
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