| VID |
26034 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Locator service is running on the Windows System and the hotfix (Q810833) for the "Unchecked Buffer in Locator Service" problem on the system is not applied.
The Microsoft Locator service is a name service that maps logical names to network-specific names. It ships with Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. By default, the Locator service is enabled only on Windows 2000 domain controllers and Windows NT 4.0 domain controllers.
A security vulnerability results from an unchecked buffer in the Locator service. By sending a specially malformed request to the Locator service, an attacker could cause the Locator service to fail, or to run code of the attacker's choice on the system.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-001.asp
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-001, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-001.asp
* Installation platforms:
o The Windows NT 4.0 patch can be installed on systems running Service Pack 6a.
o The Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition patch can be installed on systems running Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.
o The Windows 2000 patch can be installed on systems running Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3.
o The patch for Windows XP can be installed on systems running Windows XP Gold or Service Pack 1. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2003-0003 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
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| Related URL |
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