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Microsoft Windows Data Access Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2698365)

🗓️ 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows Data Access Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2698365) - This critical security vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft Data Access Components accesses an object in memory that has been improperly initialized when parsing XML code. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to gain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902687");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1891");
  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:"2012-07-11 10:42:59 +0530 (Wed, 11 Jul 2012)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Data Access Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2698365)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698365");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54308");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1027227");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-045");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to gain sensitive
  information or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows XP x32 Edition Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 2003 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Vulnerability is due to the way that Microsoft Data Access Components
  accesses an object in memory that has been improperly initialized when
  parsing XML code.");
  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 a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS12-045.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


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

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, xpx64:3, win2003:3, win2003x64:3, winVista:3, win7:2,
                   win7x64:2, win2008:3, win2008r2:2) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(! sysPath){
  exit(0);
}

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

sysPath = sysPath + "\System\ado\";
dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"Msado15.dll");
if(! dllVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.81.3014.0")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  exit(0);
}

else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3, xpx64:3, win2003x64:3) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.82.5011.0")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  exit(0);
}

## Currently not supporting for Vista and Windows Server 2008 64 bit
else if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18644")||
     version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.22000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.22868")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  exit(0);
}

else if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.1.7600.17036") ||
     version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.1.7600.20000", test_version2:"6.1.7600.21226")||
     version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.17000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.17856")||
     version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.21000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.22011")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}

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