| VID |
26165 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (KB905414) for 'Vulnerability in Network Connection Manager' has not been applied. The Network Connection Manager is an operating system component that provides a means of controlling a system's network connections, such as those seen in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder. Microsoft Windows Network Connection Manager running of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the Connections Manager Library. A remote attacker, with valid login credentials, could try to exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted request and sending the request to the affected component. If the affected component is stopped due to an attack, it will automatically restart when new requests are received.
* 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/ms05-045.mspx
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0262.html
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (KB905414) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-045 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-045.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-2005-2126 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
18723 (ISS) |
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