MS04-035: WINS Code Execution (870763) (uncredentialed check)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15970

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description

The remote Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is vulnerable to a flaw that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on this host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to send a specially crafted packet on port 42 of the remote host.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2004/ms04-045

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15970

File Name: wins_replication_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/15/2004

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2004

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (MS04-045 Microsoft WINS Service Memory Overwrite)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0567, CVE-2004-1080

BID: 11763, 11922

MSFT: MS04-035, MS04-045

MSKB: 870763, 885881