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Security Bulletin MS02-056: Cumulative Patch for SQL Server (Q316333)

2002-10-0300:00:00
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Title: Cumulative Patch for SQL Server (Q316333)
Date: 02 October 2002
Software: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000
Impact: Four vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could
enable an attacker to gain control over an affected
server.
Max Risk: Critical
Bulletin: MS02-056

Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletin at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-056.asp.


Issue:

This is a cumulative patch that includes the functionality of all
previously released patches for SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and

Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0, Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE)
2000. In addition, it eliminates four newly discovered vulner-
abilities.

  •   A buffer overrun in a section of code in SQL Server 2000 
      (and MSDE 2000) associated with user authentication. By 
      sending a specially malformed login request to an affected 
      server, an attacker could either cause the server to fail or 
      gain the ability to overwrite memory on the server, thereby 
      potentially running code on the server in the security context
      of the SQL Server service. It would not be necessary for the 
      user to successfully authenticate to the server or to be able
      to issue direct commands to it in order to exploit the 
      vulnerability. 
    
  •   A buffer overrun vulnerability that occurs in one of the 
      Database Console Commands (DBCCs) that ship as part of SQL 
      Server 7.0 and 2000. In the most serious case, exploiting 
      this vulnerability would enable an attacker to run code in
      the context of the SQL Server service, thereby giving the 
      attacker complete control over all databases on the server. 
    
  •   A vulnerability associated with scheduled jobs in SQL Server
      7.0 and 2000. SQL Server allows unprivileged users to create 
      scheduled jobs that will be executed by the SQL Server Agent.
      By design, the SQL Server Agent should only perform job 
      steps that are appropriate for the requesting user's priv-
      ileges. However, when a job step requests that an output file
      be created, the SQL Server Agent does so using its own priv-
      ileges rather than the job owners privileges. This creates a 
      situation in which an unprivileged user could submit a job 
      that would create a file containing valid operating system 
      commands in another user's Startup folder, or simply over-
      write system files in order to disrupt system operation
    

The patch also changes the operation of SQL Server, to prevent
non-administrative users from running ad hoc queries against
non-SQL OLEDB data sources. Although the current operation does
not represent a security vulnerability, the new operation makes
it more difficult to misuse poorly coded data providers that might
be installed on the server.

Mitigating Factors:

Unchecked buffer in SQL Server 2000 authentication function:

  •   This vulnerability on affects SQL Server 2000 and MSDE 2000. 
      Neither SQL Server 7.0 nor MSDE 1.0 are affected. 
    
  •   If the SQL Server port (port 1433) were blocked at the firewall,
      the vulnerability could not be exploited from the Internet. 
    
  •   Exploiting this vulnerability would allow the attacker to 
      escalate privileges to the level of the SQL Server service 
      account. By default, the service runs with the privileges of a 
      domain user, rather than with system privileges. 
    

Unchecked buffer in Database Console Commands:

  •   Exploiting this vulnerability would allow the attacker to 
      escalate privileges to the level of the SQL Server service
      account. By default, the service runs with the privileges of a 
      domain user, rather than with system privileges. 
    
  •   The vulnerability could only be exploited by an attacker who 
      could authenticate to an affected SQL Server or has permissions
      to execute queries directly to the server 
    
  •   The vulnerability could only be exploited by an attacker who 
      could authenticate to an affected SQL Server. 
    

Flaw in output file handling for scheduled jobs:

  •   The vulnerability could only be exploited by an attacker who
      could authenticate to an affected SQL server. 
    

Risk Rating:

  • Internet systems: Critical
  • Intranet systems: Critical
  • Client systems: None

Patch Availability:

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