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Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow in ListBox and ComboBox Control

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SA10014

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Release Date:

2003-10-15

Last Update:

2003-11-06

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Description:
Microsoft has issued patches to fix a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows allowing malicious users to escalate their privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in a function in "User32.dll" when handling certain parameters passed by "LB_DIR" and "CB_DIR" windows messages. Both the ListBox and the ComboBox Control call this function.

It is therefore possible to exploit the vulnerability by sending either a "LB_DIR" or "CB_DIR" message supplying an overly long, specially crafted pathname to a privileged process, which uses the ListBox or ComboBox Control.

Successful exploitation allows exection of arbitrary code with the same privileges as the process.

The vulnerability can be exploited via Utility Manager in Windows 2000. However, it can also be exploited via third party applications.

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