MS02-045: Microsoft Windows SMB Protocol SMB_COM_TRANSACTION Packet Remote Overflow DoS (326830) (uncredentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 11110

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a denial of service attack.

Description

The remote host is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in its SMB stack.

An attacker may exploit this flaw to crash the remote host remotely, without any authentication.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patches from MS02-045 or apply the latest Windows service pack.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2002/ms02-045

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11110

File Name: smb_null_params_dos.nasl

Version: 1.46

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/23/2002

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0724

BID: 5556

MSFT: MS02-045

MSKB: 326830