MS05-041: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (899591)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19404

Synopsis

It is possible to crash the remote desktop service.

Description

The remote host contains a version of the Remote Desktop protocol/service that is vulnerable to a security flaw that could allow an attacker to crash the remote service and cause the system to stop responding.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-041

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19404

File Name: smb_nt_ms05-041.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/9/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1218

BID: 14259

CERT: 490628

MSFT: MS05-041

MSKB: 899591