Description
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - COM Structured Storage Local (MS05-012) EDB-1019 · local · May 31, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:901 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1159 vdb-entry signature
- TA05-039A third-party-advisory
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c
- MS05-012 vendor-advisory
- 20050530 [Argeniss] MS05-012 Exploit mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2351 vdb-entry signature
- win-com-gain-privileges(19105) vdb-entry
- VU#597889 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2892 vdb-entry signature