CVE-2011-0654
Description
Integer underflow in the BowserWriteErrorLogEntry function in the Common Internet File System (CIFS) browser service in Mrxsmb.sys or bowser.sys in Active Directory in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed BROWSER ELECTION message, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Browser Pool Corruption Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - AD BROWSER ELECTION Remote Heap Overflow
Metasploit modules
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46360
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025328
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0394
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0938
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-019
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65376
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12637
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46360
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025328
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0394
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0938
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.