MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 40556

This page contains detailed information about the MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) 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
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 40556
Name: MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908)
Filename: smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2009-07-06
This Plugin Published: 2009-08-11
Last Modification Time: 2020-08-05
Plugin Version: 1.29
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Dependencies: ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl, smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2009-07-06
Patch Published: 2009-08-11
CVE [?]: CVE-2008-0015, CVE-2008-0020, CVE-2009-0901, CVE-2009-2493, CVE-2009-2494
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Active Template Library.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL), included as part of Visual Studio or Visual C++, that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A remote code execution issue affects the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control due to the a flaw in the function 'CComVariant::ReadFromStream' used in the ATL header, which fails to properly restrict untrusted data read from a stream. (CVE-2008-0015)

- A remote code execution issue exists in the Microsoft Active Template Library due to an error in the 'Load' method of the 'IPersistStreamInit' interface, which could allow calls to 'memcpy' with untrusted data. (CVE-2008-0020)

- An issue in the ATL headers could allow an attacker to force VariantClear to be called on a VARIANT that has not been correctly initialized and, by supplying a corrupt stream, to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-0901)

- Unsafe usage of 'OleLoadFromStream' could allow instantiation of arbitrary objects which can bypass related security policy, such as kill bits within Internet Explorer. (CVE-2009-2493)

- A bug in the ATL header could allow reading a variant from a stream and leaving the variant type read with an invalid variant, which could be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. (CVE-2009-2494)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): Host/patch_management_checks
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/msvidctl_mpeg2
[Microsoft DirectShow (msvidctl.dll) MPEG-2 Memory Corruption]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/local/16615.rb
[EDB-16615: Microsoft DirectShow - 'msvidctl.dll' MPEG-2 Memory Corruption (MS09-032/MS09-037) (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/9108.py
[EDB-9108: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Video - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow]
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

STIG Severity [?]: II
STIG Risk Rating: Medium

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Plugin Source

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


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(40556);
  script_version("1.29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/08/05");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2008-0015",
    "CVE-2008-0020",
    "CVE-2009-0901",
    "CVE-2009-2493",
    "CVE-2009-2494"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(35558, 35585, 35828, 35832, 35982);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS09-037");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"973354");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"973507");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"973540");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"973815");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"973869");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2009-A-0067-S");
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"180513");
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"456745");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"9108");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"16615");

  script_name(english:"MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of various files");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft
Active Template Library.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a version of the Microsoft Active
Template Library (ATL), included as part of Visual Studio or Visual C++,
that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A remote code execution issue affects the Microsoft
    Video ActiveX Control due to the a flaw in the function
    'CComVariant::ReadFromStream' used in the ATL header,
    which fails to properly restrict untrusted data read
    from a stream. (CVE-2008-0015)

  - A remote code execution issue exists in the Microsoft
    Active Template Library due to an error in the 'Load'
    method of the 'IPersistStreamInit' interface, which
    could allow calls to 'memcpy' with untrusted data.
    (CVE-2008-0020)

  - An issue in the ATL headers could allow an attacker to
    force VariantClear to be called on a VARIANT that has
    not been correctly initialized and, by supplying a
    corrupt stream, to execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2009-0901)

  - Unsafe usage of 'OleLoadFromStream' could allow
    instantiation of arbitrary objects which can bypass
    related security policy, such as kill bits within
    Internet Explorer. (CVE-2009-2493)

  - A bug in the ATL header could allow reading a variant
    from a stream and leaving the variant type read with
    an invalid variant, which could be leveraged by an
    attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely.
    (CVE-2009-2494)");
  # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-037
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.nessus.org/u?1a80c846");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003,
Vista and 2008.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/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:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Microsoft DirectShow (msvidctl.dll) MPEG-2 Memory Corruption');
  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_cwe_id(94, 119, 264);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/07/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS09-037';
kbs = make_list("973354", "973507", "973540", "973815", "973869");
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);


get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'4,5', xp:'2,3', win2003:'2', vista:'0,2') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

programfiles = hotfix_get_programfilesdir();
if (!programfiles) exit(1, "Can't determine location of Program Files.");

if (tolower(programfiles[0]) != tolower(rootfile[0]))
{
  share = hotfix_path2share(path:programfiles);
  if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);
}

commonfiles = hotfix_get_officecommonfilesdir();
if (!commonfiles) exit(1, "Can't determine location of Common Files.");

vuln = 0;

# Media Player.
if (
  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6002.22172", min_version:"11.0.6002.20000", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6002.18065",                                dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6001.7114",  min_version:"11.0.6001.7100",  dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6001.7007",                                 dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6000.6511",  min_version:"11.0.6000.6500",  dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.6000.6352",                                 dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||

  # Windows 2003
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2,             file:"Wmp.dll", version:"10.0.0.4006",                                    dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||

  # Windows XP
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, arch:"x86", file:"Wmp.dll", version:"9.0.0.4507",                                     dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x64", file:"Wmp.dll", version:"11.0.5721.5268",  min_version:"11.0.0.0",        dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x64", file:"Wmp.dll", version:"10.0.0.4006",                                    dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x86", file:"Wmp.dll", version:"9.0.0.3271",                                     dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540') ||

  # Windows 2000
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",                   file:"Wmp.dll", version:"9.0.0.3364",                                     dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973540')
) vuln++;


# ATL.
if (
  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2",                               dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2",                               dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2",                               dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||

  # Windows 2003
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||

  # Windows XP
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.5.2284.2", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507') ||

  # Windows 2000
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",       file:"Atl.dll", version:"3.0.9793.0", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973507')
) vuln++;


# MSWebDVD ActiveX Control.
if (
  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  #
  # empty

  # Windows 2003
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2, arch:"x86", file:"Mswebdvd.dll", version:"6.5.3790.4564", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973815') ||

  # Windows XP
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, arch:"x86", file:"Mswebdvd.dll", version:"6.5.2600.5848", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973815') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x86", file:"Mswebdvd.dll", version:"6.5.2600.3603", dir:"\System32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973815')

  # Windows 2000
  #
  # empty
) vuln++;


# Outlook Express.
NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
if (
  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  #
  # empty

  # Windows 2003
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2,             file:"Msoe.dll", version:"6.0.3790.4548",                         dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354') ||

  # Windows XP
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, arch:"x86", file:"Msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2900.5843",                         dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x64", file:"Msoe.dll", version:"6.0.3790.4548",                         dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, arch:"x86", file:"Msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2900.3598",                         dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354') ||

  # Windows 2000
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",                   file:"Msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1983",  min_version:"6.0.0.0", dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354') ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",                   file:"Msoe.dll", version:"5.50.5003.1000",                        dir:"\Outlook Express", path:programfiles, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973354')
) vuln++;


# DHTML Editing Component ActiveX control/
if  (!commonfiles)
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(1, "Can't determine location of Common Files.");
}
if (typeof(commonfiles) != 'array')
{
  temp = commonfiles;
  commonfiles = make_array('commonfiles', commonfiles);
}
checkeddirs = make_array();
NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
foreach ver (keys(commonfiles))
{
  dir = commonfiles[ver];
  if (checkeddirs[dir]) continue;
  checkeddirs[dir] = 1;
  if (
    # Vista / Windows Server 2008
    #
    # empty

    # Windows 2003
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2, file:"Dhtmled.ocx", version:"6.1.0.9247", dir:"\Microsoft Shared\Triedit", path:dir, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973869') ||

    # Windows XP
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, file:"Dhtmled.ocx", version:"6.1.0.9247", dir:"\Microsoft Shared\Triedit", path:dir, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973869') ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"Dhtmled.ocx", version:"6.1.0.9247", dir:"\Microsoft Shared\Triedit", path:dir, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973869') ||

    # Windows 2000
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0",       file:"Dhtmled.ocx", version:"6.1.0.9234", dir:"\Microsoft Shared\Triedit", path:dir, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'973869')
  ) vuln++;
}

if (vuln)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows : Microsoft Bulletins plugin family.
On the right side table select MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) plugin ID 40556.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
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 smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - smb_nt_ms09-037.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 smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

35558, 35585, 35828, 35832, 35982

MSKB | Microsoft Knowledge Base:

973354, 973507, 973540, 973815, 973869

MSFT | Microsoft Security Bulletin:

MS09-037

IAVA | Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert:

2009-A-0067-S

CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team:

180513, 456745

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-94 (Weakness) Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-119 (Weakness) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-264 (Category) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file smb_nt_ms09-037.nasl version 1.29. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908) - Nessus

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Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

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