Vulnerability Note VU#967668

Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls vulnerable to buffer overflow when supplied crafted Windows message

Overview

There is a buffer overflow in a function called by the Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls.

I. Description

Processes that run on Windows use messages in order to interact with the system and other processes. There is a buffer overflow in a function called by the Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls. The function fails to properly validate the parameters that are sent from a crafted Windows Message. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls.

II. Impact

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls, potentially gaining elevated privileges.

III. Solution

Apply a patch as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-045.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Vulnerable	16-Oct-2003

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-045.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824141
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/WinUI/WindowsUserInterface/Windowing/MessagesandMessageQueues/AboutMessagesandMessageQueues.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/default.aspx

Credit

Thanks to Microsoft for reporting this vulnerability. Microsoft has credited Brett Moore for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Damon Morda based on information contained in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-045.

Other Information

Date Public	10/15/2003
Date First Published	10/16/2003 02:50:27 PM
Date Last Updated	10/22/2003
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CAN-2003-0659
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	14.43
Document Revision	18

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