Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0057 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Library

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(16330);
 script_version("1.34");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0057");
 script_bugtraq_id(12479);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS05-015");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"820427");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"888113");

 script_name(english:"MS05-015: Vulnerability in the Hyperlink Object Library may allow code execution (888113)");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for KB 888113 via the registry");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web
client.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Windows that contains a flaw in
the Hyperlink Object Library that can be abused to execute arbitrary
code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to construct a malicious
hyperlink and lure a victim into clicking it.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-015");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and
2003.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/02/08");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/02/08");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/02/08");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl" , "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS05-015';
kb = '888113';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'3,4', xp:'1,2', win2003:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:0, file:"Hlink.dll", version:"5.2.3790.225", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", file:"Hlink.dll", version:"5.2.3790.225", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"Hlink.dll", version:"5.2.3790.227", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}