7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.543 Medium
EPSS
Percentile
97.6%
Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control COM object contains an unspecified vulnerability, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Microsoft COM
Microsoft COM is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be incorporated into applications to extend their functionality. Microsoft COM includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM), and ActiveX Controls.
ActiveX controls
ActiveX controls are COM objects that are designed to be used in Internet Explorer. A web page can make use of an ActiveX control through the use of the OBJECT
tag.
Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control
The Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control is a COM object provided by msdds.dll
, which comes with various Microsoft products such as Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft Office.
The Problem
Internet Explorer will attempt to instantiate any COM object that is referenced by a web page. COM objects that are not ActiveX controls may cause unexpected results, such as crashing Internet Explorer. We are tracking this issue as VU#680526. The Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control COM object crashes in a way that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Through limited local testing, it appears that systems with Visual Studio .NET 2002 are vulnerable to the public exploit code. msdds.dll
versions 7.0.6064.9112
and 7.0.9466.0
are vulnerable, but version 7.10.3077.0
does not appear to be vulnerable. Although Office XP does provide a vulnerable version of msdds.dll
, the default install does not provide the required msvcp70.dll
and msvcr70.dll
files for the COM object to be to be used by Internet Explorer.
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause IE (or the program using the WebBrowser control) to crash.
Proof of concept code is publicly available.
Apply an update
Apply the appropriate update, as specified in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052. This update sets the “kill bit” for certain CLSID values of COM objects known to be vulnerable, including the Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control.
Disable ActiveX
Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. With ActiveX controls disabled, COM objects will not be instantiated. Instructions for disabling Active scripting and ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the Malicious Web Scripts FAQ.
Note that disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone will reduce the functionality of some web sites.
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Notified: August 18, 2005 Updated: August 18, 2005
Affected
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Please see the Microsoft Security Advisory 906267.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23740372 Feedback>).
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This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by FrSIRT.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-2127 |
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Severity Metric: | 10.13 Date Public: |
secunia.com/advisories/16480/
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680526
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/906267.mspx
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-052.mspx
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14594
www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Aug/1014727.html
xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/21895