Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-0014 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products

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-119
critical
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Telnet service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows Telnet Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

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.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS15-002
bulletin_url
date2015-01-13T00:00:00
impactRemote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id3020393
knowledgebase_url
severityCritical
titleVulnerability in Windows Telnet Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS15-002.NASL
descriptionThe remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper processing of packets by the Telnet service. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets to a Windows server.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id80491
published2015-01-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80491
titleMS15-002: Vulnerability in Windows Telnet Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3020393)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(80491);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0014");
  script_bugtraq_id(71968);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS15-002");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3020393");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2015-B-0006");

  script_name(english:"MS15-002: Vulnerability in Windows Telnet Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3020393)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of tlntsess.exe.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution
vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution
vulnerability due to improper processing of packets by the Telnet
service. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending specially
crafted packets to a Windows server.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-002");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008,
7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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:"2015/01/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/13");

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

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 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_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 = 'MS15-002';
kb = "3020393";

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(win2003:'2', vista:'2', win7:'1', win8:'0', win81:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

productname = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/ProductName", exit_code:1);
# Some of the 2k3 checks could flag XP 64, which is unsupported
if ("Windows XP" >< productname) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(as_share:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  # Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.3", sp:0, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.3.9600.17547", min_version:"6.3.9600.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.2", sp:0, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.2.9200.21315", min_version:"6.2.9200.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.2", sp:0, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.2.9200.17198", min_version:"6.2.9200.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.1.7601.22893", min_version:"6.1.7601.22000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.1.7601.18685", min_version:"6.1.7600.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.0.6002.23557", min_version:"6.0.6002.23000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"6.0.6002.19250", min_version:"6.0.6001.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Windows Server 2003
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2, file:"tlntsess.exe", version:"5.2.3790.5491", 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');
}