Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0063 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
microsoft
nessus
exploit available

Summary

The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.

Exploit-Db

descriptionMS Windows (HTA) Script Execution Exploit (MS05-016). CVE-2005-0063. Local exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:938
last seen2016-01-31
modified2005-04-14
published2005-04-14
reporterZwelL
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/938/
titleMicrosoft Windows - HTA Script Execution Exploit MS05-016

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS05-016.NASL
descriptionThe remote version of Windows contains a flaw in the Windows Shell that could allow an attacker to elevate his privileges and/or execute arbitrary code on the remote host. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to lure a victim into visiting a malicious website or into opening a malicious file attachment.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id18020
published2005-04-12
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18020
titleMS05-016: Vulnerability in Windows Shell (893086)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(18020);
 script_version("1.41");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0063");
 script_bugtraq_id(13132);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS05-016");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"673051");
 script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"938");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"893086");

 script_name(english:"MS05-016: Vulnerability in Windows Shell (893086)");
 script_summary(english:"Determines if hotfix 893086 has been installed");

 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 version of Windows contains a flaw in the Windows Shell that
could allow an attacker to elevate his privileges and/or execute
arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to lure a victim into
visiting a malicious website or into opening a malicious file
attachment.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-016");
 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:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/04/12");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/04/12");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/04/12");

 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 = 'MS05-016';
kb = '893086';

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:"Shell32.dll", version:"6.0.3790.280", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:1, file:"Shell32.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1643", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"Shell32.dll", version:"6.0.2900.2620", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"Shell32.dll", version:"5.0.3900.7032", 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');
}

Oval

  • accepted2011-05-16T04:02:24.596-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2184
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (64-bit XP,SP1)
    version68
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:02:46.707-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:3456
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (32-bit XP,SP1)
    version69
  • accepted2007-02-20T13:40:29.778-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:407
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (32-bit Server 2003)
    version65
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:03:03.562-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameAndrew Buttner
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:4710
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows 2000)
    version69
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:03:12.926-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDragos Prisaca
      organizationGideon Technologies, Inc.
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:573
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (32-bit XP,SP2)
    version69
  • accepted2007-02-20T13:40:47.817-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameHarvey Rubinovitz
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    descriptionThe document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:587
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-05-04T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleMSHTA Code Execution Vulnerability (64-bit Server 2003 and XP Version 2003)
    version66