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Microsoft WebDAV Mini-Redirector Pathname Buffer Overflow Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA28894  
Release Date: 2008-02-12
Last Update: 2008-02-13

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS: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 Storage Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional


CVE reference:CVE-2008-0080 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the WebDAV Mini-Redirector a.k.a Web Client service (mrxdav.sys) when handling long pathnames in WebDAV responses. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted WebDAV response.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when e.g. visiting a malicious website.

Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=afeef3ec-6160-4c1d-94bd-0bfce641d0a2

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=15b7d1c4-4ef4-47b2-9e3b-22eafbdb90d8

Windows Server 2003 SP1 / SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=b7e725bf-7248-4119-aca5-b7d502c09cfc

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8af82f86-731c-46a0-a025-b62447e2af38

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=bca224db-fe0e-411d-a948-1c776ce974f3

Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=ba7a2b42-1c89-45e5-b8a6-049fa500c03a

Windows Vista x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=45962232-af78-42cb-bfa0-9ce7de199585

Provided and/or discovered by:
Steven, COSEINC Vulnerability Research Lab.

Changelog:
2008-02-13: Added additional information from COSEINC Vulnerability Research Lab.

Original Advisory:
MS08-007 (KB946026):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-007.mspx

COSEINC Vulnerability Research Lab:
http://www.coseinc.com/coseinc_windows_advisory_3.pdf

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