Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0270 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
microsoft
CWE-20
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

The SMB client in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate fields in SMB transaction responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and reboot) via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Transaction Vulnerability."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Microsoft
4

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Exploit-Db

descriptionWindows 7/2008R2 SMB Client Trans2 Stack Overflow 10-020 PoC. CVE-2010-0269,CVE-2010-0270,CVE-2010-0476,CVE-2010-0477. Dos exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:12273
last seen2016-02-01
modified2010-04-17
published2010-04-17
reporterlaurent gaffie
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/12273/
titleWindows 7/2008R2 SMB Client Trans2 - Stack Overflow 10-020 PoC

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS10-020
bulletin_url
date2010-04-13T00:00:00
impactRemote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id980232
knowledgebase_url
severityCritical
titleVulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS10-020.NASL
    descriptionThe version of the SMB client software installed on the remote Windows host may be affected by one or more vulnerabilities, including some that could allow arbitrary code execution : - Incorrect handling of incomplete SMB responses could be abused to cause the system to stop responding. (CVE-2009-3676) - A vulnerability in the way the SMB client allocates memory when parsing specially crafted SMB responses could be abused by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges. (CVE-2010-0269) - Improper validation of fields in SMB responses could lead to a memory corruption issue and in turn to arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges. (CVE-2010-0270) - Improper parsing of SMB transaction responses could lead to a memory corruption issue resulting in code execution with system-level privileges. (CVE-2010-0476) - Improper handling of SMB responses could cause the SMB client to consume the entire response and indicate an invalid value to the Winsock kernel, which in turn could allow remote code execution and result in the compromise of the affected system. (CVE-2010-0477)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id45507
    published2010-04-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45507
    titleMS10-020: Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980232)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(45507);
      script_version("1.23");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2009-3676",
        "CVE-2010-0269",
        "CVE-2010-0270",
        "CVE-2010-0476",
        "CVE-2010-0477"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(36989, 39312, 39336, 39339, 39340);
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS10-020");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"980232");
    
      script_name(english:"MS10-020: Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980232)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks version of Mrxsmb.sys");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis",
        value:
    "Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the
    installed SMB client."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description",
        value:
    "The version of the SMB client software installed on the remote
    Windows host may be affected by one or more vulnerabilities,
    including some that could allow arbitrary code execution :
    
      - Incorrect handling of incomplete SMB responses could
        be abused to cause the system to stop responding.
        (CVE-2009-3676)
    
      - A vulnerability in the way the SMB client allocates
        memory when parsing specially crafted SMB responses
        could be abused by an unauthenticated, remote attacker
        to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges.
        (CVE-2010-0269)
    
      - Improper validation of fields in SMB responses could
        lead to a memory corruption issue and in turn to
        arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges.
        (CVE-2010-0270)
    
      - Improper parsing of SMB transaction responses could
        lead to a memory corruption issue resulting in code
        execution with system-level privileges. (CVE-2010-0476)
    
      - Improper handling of SMB responses could cause the SMB
        client to consume the entire response and indicate an
        invalid value to the Winsock kernel, which in turn
        could allow remote code execution and result in the
        compromise of the affected system. (CVE-2010-0477)"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2010/ms10-020");
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution",
        value:
    "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003,
    Vista, 2008, 7, and 2008 R2."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/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:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/11/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/04/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/04/13");
    
      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_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      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 = 'MS10-020';
    kbs = make_list("980232");
    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:'2,3', win2003:'2', vista:'0,2', win7:'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);
    
    kb = "980232";
    
    if (
      # Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1",                   file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.1.7600.20655", min_version:"6.1.7600.20000", dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1",                   file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.1.7600.16539", min_version:"6.1.7600.16000", dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    
      # Vista / Windows 2008
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6002.22346", min_version:"6.0.6002.22000", dir:"\System32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6002.18213", min_version:"6.0.6002.18000", dir:"\System32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6001.22641", min_version:"6.0.6001.22000", dir:"\System32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6001.18431", min_version:"6.0.6001.18000", dir:"\System32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6000.21230", min_version:"6.0.6000.20000", dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"6.0.6000.17025", min_version:"6.0.6000.16000", dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    
      # Windows 2003 / XP x64
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2,             file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"5.2.3790.4671",                                dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    
      # Windows XP x86
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, arch:"x86", file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"5.1.2600.5944",                                dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x86", file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"5.1.2600.3675",                                dir:"\system32\drivers", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    
      # Windows 2000
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",                   file:"Mrxsmb.sys", version:"5.0.2195.7379",                                dir:"\system32\drivers", 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');
    }
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idWIN_SERVER_2008_NTLM_PCI.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version number obtained by NTLM the remote host has Windows Server 2008 installed. The host may be vulnerable to a number of vulnerabilities including remote unauthenticated code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id108811
    published2018-04-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108811
    titleWindows Server 2008 Critical RCE Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed) (PCI/DSS)

Oval

accepted2012-03-26T04:03:46.969-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationSymantec Corporation
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationSymantec Corporation
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6165
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5950
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6438
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium-Based Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5954
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6165
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5950
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6438
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium-Based Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5954
descriptionThe SMB client in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate fields in SMB transaction responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and reboot) via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Transaction Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:7164
statusaccepted
submitted2010-03-13T13:00:00
titleSMB Client Transaction Vulnerability
version45