| VID |
26088 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (KB839645) for the 'Vulnerability in Windows Shell' has not been applied.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Shell launches applications. The Windows Shell application programming interface (API) supports the ability to associate a class identifier (CLSID) with a file type. An attacker could use a CLSID instead of the valid extension for a file type that could help persuade a user to run a malicious program.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to host a malicious Web site and then persuade a user to view that Web site. An attacker could also create an HTML e-mail message that has a specially crafted link, and then persuade a user to view the HTML e-mail message and then click the malicious link. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same privileges as the attacked user. If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected 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/ms04-024.mspx
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-024 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-024.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2003-1041,CVE-2004-0201 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
10705 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
16586 (ISS) |
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