The getCanonicalPath function in Windows NT 4.0 may free memory that it does not own and cause heap corruption, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via requests that cause a long file name to be passed to getCanonicalPath, as demonstrated on the IBM JVM using a long string to the java.io.getCanonicalPath Java method.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp1 (including) | 4.0-sp1 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp2 (including) | 4.0-sp2 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp3 (including) | 4.0-sp3 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp4 (including) | 4.0-sp4 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp5 (including) | 4.0-sp5 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp6 (including) | 4.0-sp6 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp6a (including) | 4.0-sp6a (including) |
References
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-1.txt
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12701
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A319
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-1.txt
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12701
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A319