XP security hole uplddrvinfo.htm

[guninski () guninski com (Georgi Guninski)]

I have nothing to do with this bug.

Georgi

Paul Tinsley wrote:
> You people amaze me.... you are too busy proving that each other suck to
> just get the word out on exploits.  You should note that I never claimed
> who discovered it, I honestly don't care.  I know personally I would
> prefer if political agendas or conspiracy theories stay off the list.
> Point is, systems are insecure, get the word out.  Pat on the back for
> whoever did discover it...
>
>  So revised version of original message: 
> I haven't seen much if any coverage of a rather nasty exploit in Windows
> XP that was discovered by what I believe was a human on earth.  If you
> would like to keep your XP boxes from being venerable to this exploit
> which happens to delete whatever a properly formed link requests, delete
> %windir%\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\System\DFS\uplddrvinfo.htm
>
> Thank you to Thor for posting more accurate information in reply to my
> message....
> Shane Hird discovered it.
> You can see his post here:
>
> http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00224.html
>
> And you can try a proof-of-concept here:
>
> http://jscript.dk/2002/8/sec/xphelpdelete.html
>
> And you can see all of the 20 publicly known unpatched vulnerabilities
> in Internet Explorer here:
>
> http://www.pivx.com/larholm/unpatched/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gobbles () hush com [mailto:gobbles () hush com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] XP security hole uplddrvinfo.htm
>
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> Steve Gibson=FUD charlaten   www.grcsucks.com
>
>
> > Sorry if this has already been posted but I was made aware of a
> > rather
> > ugly security hole in Windows XP.
>
>
> FUD FUD FUD
>
>
> > This vulnerability allows the files contained in any specified
> > directory
> > on your system to be deleted if you click on a specially formed
> > URL.
> > This URL could appear anywhere: sent in malicious eMail, in a c
> > hat room,
> > in a newsgroup posting, on a malicious web page, or even execut
> > ed when
>
>
> Geogie Guninski discovered this long time ago.  Major vulnerability also
> exist if user type format command wrong.
>
> Gibson no skills not discover this.
>
>
> > your computer merely visits a malicious web page. It is likely
> > to be
> > widely exploited soon.
>
>
> Widely exploited soon?  Gibson planning something?
>
> bullshit bullshit bullshit
>
>
>
> > This vulnerability is so dangerous that it would be irresponsib
> > le for me
> > to say more. Microsoft has known of this problem for months and
>
>
> FUD FUD FUD bullshit bullshit bullshit.  Gibson is marketing.  General
> terms high level bullshit mean more consultant dollars.
>
>
> > has,
> > inexplicably, done nothing before now. Although XP's Service Pa
> > ck 1 is
> > not small (approx 30 MB for express installation or 140 MB for
> > the
> > network install), and even though a much quicker and easier sol
> > ution to
> > this problem exists, the only thing I can safely recommend (wit
> > hout
> > revealing too much) is to urge all XP users to somehow obtain a
> > nd
> > install Service Pack 1 immediately. (If you have a slow Interne
> > t
> > connection, perhaps a friend can download the executable Servic
> > e Pack
> > file and burn it onto a CD for you?)
>
>
> More fud fud fud bullshit bullshit bullshit.  Problem fixed with hotfix
> not sp1.  Gibson very dumb.
>
>
> > This problem does not affect any systems other than Windows XP.
> > If you
> > have any friends or co-workers running Windows XP, please urge
> > them to
> > update their systems' too. Once the details of this vulnerabili
> > ty have
> > leaked through other channels I will provide additional informa
> > tion.
>
>
> Gibson planning leak?  Tell friends that Gibson great security guy and
> pay to consult.  bullshit bullshit bullshit FUD FUD FUD
>
>
> > there is an alternative. There's a file you can rename or delet
> > e to fix
> > the security hole. Here are the steps:
> >
> > Perform a search for a file on your C drive called "uplddrvinfo
> > .htm."
> > Once you've found the file, delete it or rename it. Doing so wi
> > ll not
> > hinder your ability to use Windows XP.
>
>
> bullshit bullshit bullshit.
>
> Does not fix problem.  Gibson is dumb.
>
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