Signature Detail

DHCP: Microsoft Windows DHCP Client Service Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows DHCP Client. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the client.

Extended Description

Microsoft Windows DHCP Client service is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because the service fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code with SYSTEM-level privileges on affected computers. This facilitates the complete compromise of affected computers.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 7.0.0
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 8.0.0
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Client Manager 9.0
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Element Manager 7.0.0
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Element Manager 8.0.0
• Nortel Networks Centrex IP Element Manager 9.0.0
• Nortel Networks Contact Center
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Express
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Manager
• Nortel Networks Enterprise Network Management System
• Nortel Networks Media Processing Server
• Nortel Networks Multiservice Data Manager
• Nortel Networks Optivity Telephony Manager TM-CS1000
• Nortel Networks Periphonics
• Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 100
• Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000
• Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 500
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server
• Nortel Networks Symposium Agent
• Nortel Networks Symposium Network Control Center (NCC)
• Nortel Networks Symposium TAPI Service Provider
• Nortel Networks Web-Centric Voice Application Development Suite

References

• BugTraq: 18923
• CVE: CVE-2006-2372