MS01-046: IrDA Driver Malformed Packet Remote DoS (252795)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10734

Synopsis

It is possible to remotely shutdown the server.

Description

The hotfix for the 'IrDA access violation patch' problem has not been applied.

This vulnerability can allow an attacker who is physically near the W2K host to shut it down using a remote control.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows 2000.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?43a53d15

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2001/ms01-046

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10734

File Name: smb_nt_ms01-046.nasl

Version: 1.52

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/24/2001

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC: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: 8/21/2001

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0659

BID: 3215

MSFT: MS01-046

MSKB: 252795