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S-290: Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine (JET)

[Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-028)]

May 13, 2008 19:00 GMT
[REVISED 20 May 2008]
[REVISED 5 Jun 2008]
PROBLEM: A buffer overfun vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine (JET) that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted database query and sending it through an application that is using Jet on an affected system.
PLATFORM: Windows 2000 (all editions)
Windows XP (all editions)
Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
Storage Management Appliance (SMA) I, II, III
DAMAGE: Remote code execution.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate verison.
VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT:		 The risk is MEDIUM. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.
CVSS 2 BASE SCORE:
   TEMPORAL SCORE:
   VECTOR:		 7.5
5.9
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
LINKS:  
  CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-290.shtml
  ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-028.mspx
  ADDITIONAL LINK: Visit Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service for:
HPSBST02336 SSRT0800871 rev. 1
  CVE: CVE-2007-6026 
REVISION HISTORY:
05/20/2008 - revised S-288 to add a link to Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service for
             HPSBST02336 SSRT0800871 rev. 1 for Storage Management Appliance (SMA) I, 
			 II, III.
06/05/2008 - revised S-290 to reflect changed Microsoft has made in MS08-028 where
             they added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 950749 under Known 
			 Issues in the Executive Summary.



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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-028 – Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950749)

Published: May 13, 2008 | Updated: June 4, 2008

Version: 1.2

General Information

Executive Summary

This security update resolves a security vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine (Jet) in Windows. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

This security update is rated Critical for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.

This security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that the Microsoft Jet Database Engine parses data within a database. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

This security update also addresses the vulnerability first described in Microsoft Security Advisory 950627. In addition to installing this update, we recommend that customers with Microsoft Word also install the updates provided in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-026: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951207) for the most up-to-date protection of the attack vector for these types of attacks.

Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update immediately.

Known Issues.  Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 950749 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when installing this security update, and recommended solutions. When currently known issues and recommended solutions pertain only to specific releases of this software, this article provides links to further articles.

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Affected and Non-Affected Software

The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Affected Software

Operating System Component Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by this Update

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS04-014

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine*

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

* These operating systems are delivered with the affected version of Jet, specifically the file msjet40.dll, with a version lower than 4.0.9505.0. See also the FAQ subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

Non-Affected Software

Operating System Component

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Vista for x64-based Systems and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for x64-based Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine**

** These operating systems are delivered with the non-affected version of Jet, specifically the file msjet40.dll, with a version equal to or higher than 4.0.9505.0. See also the FAQ subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

 

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers
Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software
Affected Software Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2007-6026 Aggregate Severity Rating

Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine

Critical
Remote Code Execution

Critical

 

Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2007-6026

A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine (Jet) that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted database query and sending it through an application that is using Jet on an affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-6026.

Update Information

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile systems in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.

Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available from the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update."

Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, “MS07-036”), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ.

Detection and Deployment Guidance

Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update.

Software MBSA 2.1

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Yes

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Yes

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Yes

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Yes

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Yes

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

Yes

For more information about MBSA 2.1, see MBSA 2.1 Frequently Asked Questions.

Windows Server Update Services

By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Windows 2000 and later operating systems. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.

Systems Management Server

The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update.

Software SMS 2.0 SMS 2003 with SUSFP SMS 2003 with ITMU SCCM 2007

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

No

No

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

No

No

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

No

No

Yes

Yes

For SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003, the SMS SUS Feature Pack (SUSFP), which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2.0.

For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, see SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. For more information about the Office Inventory Tool and other scanning tools, see SMS 2003 Software Update Scanning Tools. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2003.

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection of updates. For more information about SCCM 2007 Software Update Management, visit System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

For more detailed information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723: Summary list of monthly detection and deployment guidance articles.

Security Update Deployment

Affected Software

For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link:

* Windows 2000 (all editions)
* Windows XP (all editions)
* Windows Server 2003 (all editions)

 

Other Information

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

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CERT/CC for reporting the issue - CVE-2007-6026
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ISC/SANS for reporting the issue - CVE-2007-6026
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Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint DVLabs for reporting the issue - CVE-2007-6026
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Support

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Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
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International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.
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Disclaimer

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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Revisions

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V1.0 (May 13, 2008): Bulletin published.
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V1.1 (May 28, 2008): Added entry to Update FAQ to clarify that CVE-2005-0944 was also addressed by this update.
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V1.2 (June 4, 2008): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 950749 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.

 

 


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