Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 11923

This page contains detailed information about the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview

ID: 11923
Name: Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360)
Filename: frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2003-11-11
This Plugin Published: 2003-11-12
Last Modification Time: 2018-11-15
Plugin Version: 1.37
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: Web Servers
Dependencies: httpver.nasl, http_version.nasl, no404.nasl

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2003-11-11
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-2003-0822, CVE-2003-0824
CPE [?]: N/A

Synopsis

It is possible to execute code on the remote host through FrontPage.

Description

The remote Microsoft FrontPage server seems vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow. Exploitation of this bug could give an unauthorized user access to the machine.

The following systems are known to be vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office XP Service Release 1.

Solution

Apply patch MS03-051.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 80
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360) vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/windows/isapi/ms03_051_fp30reg_chunked
    [MS03-051 Microsoft IIS ISAPI FrontPage fp30reg.dll Chunked Overflow]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16356.rb
    [EDB-16356: Microsoft IIS - ISAPI FrontPage 'fp30reg.dll' Chunked Overflow (MS03-051) (Metasploit)]
  3. Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:6.4
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:6.2 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:6.2 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

This is the frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. 

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(11923);
 script_version("1.37");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0822", "CVE-2003-0824");
 script_bugtraq_id(9007, 9008);
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"813360");
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS03-051");

 script_name(english:"Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360)");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"It is possible to execute code on the remote host through FrontPage." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Microsoft FrontPage server seems vulnerable to a remote
buffer overflow.  Exploitation of this bug could give an unauthorized
user access to the machine.

The following systems are known to be vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office XP Service Release 1." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Apply patch MS03-051." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MS03-051 Microsoft IIS ISAPI FrontPage fp30reg.dll Chunked Overflow');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:
"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-051" );

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/11/12");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2003/11/11");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:25");

script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english: "IIS FrontPage MS03-051");
 script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english: "Web Servers");
 script_dependencie("httpver.nasl","http_version.nasl","no404.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);

banner = get_http_banner(port:port);
if ("Microsoft-IIS" >!< banner)
  exit (0);

h = make_array("Transfer-Encoding", "chunked");

r = http_send_recv3(port: port, method: "POST", 
  item: "/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/fp30reg.dll", 
  add_headers: h, 
  data: '1\r\n\r\nX\r\n0\r\n\r\n');
if (isnull(r)) exit(0);

if (! egrep(string:r[1], pattern:"^Server: Microsoft-IIS/5\.[01].*")) exit(0);

    # here we manually inspect replies to a bogus chunked request
    # an unpatched IIS 5.x server will respond to this query with a '200 OK'

r2 = http_send_recv3(port: port, method: "POST", 
   item: "/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/fp30reg.dll",
   add_headers: h,
   data: '0\r\n\r\nX\r\n0\r\n\r\n');
if (isnull(r2)) exit(0);

no404 = get_kb_item(strcat("www/no404/",port));
if (! isnull(no404) && no404 >< r2[2]) exit(0);

if (r2[0] =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200 ")
 security_hole(port);
else
 set_kb_item(name:"SMB/KB813360", value:TRUE);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Web Servers plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30reg.dll) Debug Function Remote Overflow (MS03-051 / 813360) plugin ID 11923.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: MSKB | Microsoft Knowledge Base: MSFT | Microsoft Security Bulletin:
  • MS03-051
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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file frontpage_chunked_overflow.nasl version 1.37. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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