Description
Buffer overflow in the Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers, including anonymous users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1314.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS06-040 Microsoft Server Service NetpwPathCanonicalize Overflow
exploit/windows/smb/ms06_040_netapi
Exploit-DB 5
- Microsoft Server Service - NetpwPathCanonicalize Overflow (MS06-040) (Metasploit) EDB-16367 · remote · Feb 17, 2011 · verified
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - NetpIsRemote() Remote Overflow (MS06-040) (Metasploit) EDB-2355 · remote · Sep 13, 2006 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - NetpIsRemote() Remote Overflow (MS06-040) (2) EDB-2265 · remote · Aug 28, 2006 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - CanonicalizePathName() Remote (MS06-040) EDB-2223 · remote · Aug 19, 2006 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - NetpIsRemote() Remote Overflow (MS06-040) (Metasploit) EDB-2162 · remote · Aug 10, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5789
- 20060814 Mitigating Exploitation of the MS06-040 Service Buffer Vulnerability vendor-advisory
- MS06-040 vendor-advisory
- VU#650769 third-party-advisory
- 1016667 vdb-entry
- 19409 vdb-entry
- TA06-220A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:492 vdb-entry signature
- ms-server-service-bo(28002) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3210 vdb-entry
- 21388 third-party-advisory