Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2117 - 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

Summary

Web View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
1
OS
Microsoft
4

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS05-049.NASL
descriptionThe remote version of Windows contains a version of the Windows Shell that has several vulnerabilities. An attacker may exploit these vulnerabilities by : - Sending a malformed .lnk file a to user on the remote host to trigger an overflow. - Sending a malformed HTML document to a user on the remote host and have him view it in the Windows Explorer preview pane.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id20002
published2005-10-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20002
titleMS05-049: Vulnerabilities in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (900725)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(20002);
 script_version("1.34");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2122", "CVE-2005-2118", "CVE-2005-2117");
 script_bugtraq_id(15070, 15069, 15064);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS05-049");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"922708");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"900725");

 script_name(english:"MS05-049: Vulnerabilities in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (900725)");
 script_summary(english:"Determines the presence of update 900725");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Vulnerabilities in the Windows Shell could allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code on the remote host.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote version of Windows contains a version of the Windows Shell
that has several vulnerabilities.  An attacker may exploit these
vulnerabilities by :

  - Sending a malformed .lnk file a to user on the remote
    host to trigger an overflow.

  - Sending a malformed HTML document to a user on the
    remote host and have him view it in the Windows
    Explorer preview pane.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-049");
 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:"2005/10/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/10/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/11");

 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_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS05-049';
kb = '900725';

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:'4,5', xp:'1,2', win2003:'0,1') <= 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:"6.0.3790.413", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:1, file:"shell32.dll", version:"6.0.3790.2534", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:1, file:"shell32.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1751", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"shell32.dll", version:"6.0.2900.2763", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",       file:"shell32.dll", version:"5.0.3900.7071", 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

accepted2011-05-16T04:00:47.926-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameRobert L. Hollis
    organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
  • nameJohn Hoyland
    organizationCentennial Software
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameSudhir Gandhe
    organizationTelos
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
descriptionWeb View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1291
statusaccepted
submitted2005-10-12T12:00:00.000-04:00
titleWindows Explorer Web View Script Injection Vulnerability
version69