MS09-069: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Denial of Service (974392)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 43061

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of LSASS running on the remote host improperly handles specially crafted ISAKMP messages communicated through IPsec, causing the system to consume excessive amounts of CPU resources. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.

Solution

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

See Also

https://www.nessus.org/u?0e3bbf5a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 43061

File Name: smb_nt_ms09-069.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 12/8/2009

Updated: 8/5/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3675

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: 12/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3675

BID: 37218

CWE: 399

IAVB: 2009-B-0064-S

MSFT: MS09-069

MSKB: 974392