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Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2620704)

🗓️ 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2620704). The flaw could allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or compromise user system. The flaw is due to Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space loading certain libraries in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into opening an EML or WCINV file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902486");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2016");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-11-09 09:25:51 +0530 (Wed, 09 Nov 2011)");
  script_name("Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2620704)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2620704");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-085");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attacker to execute the arbitrary
  code or compromise a user's system.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space loading
  certain libraries in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to load
  arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into opening an EML or WCINV file
  located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS11-085.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-085");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3, win7:2) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

## MS11-085 Hotfix (2620704)
if(hotfix_missing(name:"2620704") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\",
                           item:"CommonFilesDir");
if(!sysPath){
  exit(0);
}

sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"\system\wab32.dll");
if(!sysVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
  SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinVista/ServicePack");

  if(!SP) {
    SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2008/ServicePack");
  }

  if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.18520")||
       version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.22000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.22721")){
      security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
    exit(0);
  }
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}

else if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2) > 0)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.7600.16000", test_version2:"6.1.7600.16890")||
     version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.7600.20000", test_version2:"6.1.7600.21061")||
     version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.17000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.17698")||
     version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.21000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.21829")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}

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