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Microsoft Data Access Components RDS.Dataspace ActiveX Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19583
Release Date: 2006-04-11
Popularity: 15,375 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
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 XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0003


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the behaviour of the RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control as it fails to ensure that it interacts safely with a web site.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2F9E772C-8122-4027-A117-E93227B2C79F

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2F9E772C-8122-4027-A117-E93227B2C79F

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=9C8B645D-0F01-4B79-B6B3-55279BEDB944

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=39B29ED4-9B95-4593-BCB6-4BB03CA5F8F1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=39B29ED4-9B95-4593-BCB6-4BB03CA5F8F1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4D2FE426-E34E-4192-8A0F-35E440E948E2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 Itanium running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4D2FE426-E34E-4192-8A0F-35E440E948E2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition running Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E237C2C7-9819-437B-AB70-298BA62AC285

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 3 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1B3E6CB9-1EF2-4BA1-A2F2-F87B717372FB

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0AA7C8B7-8417-42D8-8E73-5466C03B8C65

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2494B25D-452F-4025-8B67-41A5C840F7E2

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 1 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=7358DA31-959C-4E3E-8115-51DC6D441365

Windows XP Service Pack 1 with Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2494B25D-452F-4025-8B67-41A5C840F7E2

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
* Golan Yosef, Finjan.
* Stefano Meller and Mirko Gatto, Yarix.

Original Advisory:
MS06-014 (KB911562):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-014.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#234812:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/234812


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