bugtraq - Re: [HV-HIGH] Microsoft Jet DB engine vulnerabilities

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Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 10:59:46 +0200
From: Denis Jedig <seclists@...eticon.de>
To: "bugtraq-securityfocus.com" <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Cc: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@...merofgod.com>
Subject: Re: [HV-HIGH] Microsoft Jet DB engine vulnerabilities

Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> How is this a high-level vulnerability when a user must launch the file, 
> simply resulting in possible code execution within that user's 
> interactive credentials?  If you're going to get them to launch a file, 
> why not code up a nice juicy .exe for them and not bother with the other 
> stuff?

The user is opening a data file, like he would open a JPEG image or a 
MP3 audio file. Since the rule of thumb is that data does not harm, only 
code does, it is a security vulnerability.

> Or even better, since it's an MDB file, code it up in an Access module- 
> that way it won't even throw an exception.

Newer Access versions throw a security warning if the VBA code is not 
signed and let the user disable VBA execution. The issue highlighted by 
hexview is able to circumvent this security-related feature.

Denis Jedig
syneticon GbR