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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.1505
Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
11 November 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Web Services on Devices API
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-2512
Original Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-063.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-063 - Critical
Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (973565)
Published: November 10, 2009
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the
Web Services on Devices Application Programming Interface (WSDAPI) on the
Windows operating system. The vulnerability could allow remote code
execution if an affected Windows system receives a specially crafted
packet. Only attackers on the local subnet would be able to exploit this
vulnerability.
This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For more information, see the
subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the
processing of headers in WSD messages. For more information about the
vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for
the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability
Information.
Affected Software
Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service
Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit
Systems Service Pack 2*
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for
x64-based Systems Service Pack 2*
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for
Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
*Server Core installation affected
Vulnerability Information
Web Services on Devices API Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2009-2512
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Web Services on
Devices API (WSDAPI) on Windows systems. The vulnerability is due to the
service not properly handling a WSDAPI message with a specially crafted
header. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could
take complete control of an affected system.
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