MS09-039: Vulnerabilities in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969883)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 40558

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the WINS service.

Description

The remote host has a Windows WINS server installed.

The remote version of this server contains two vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote system :

- A heap overflow vulnerability can be exploited by any attacker.

- A integer overflow vulnerability can be exploited by a WINS replication partner.

An attacker may use these flaws to execute arbitrary code on the remote system with SYSTEM privileges.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000 and 2003.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-039

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40558

File Name: smb_nt_ms09-039.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/12/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1923, CVE-2009-1924

BID: 35980, 35981

CWE: 119, 189

MSFT: MS09-039

MSKB: 969883