12370 : Microsoft Windows WINS Computer Name Validation Remote Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
3	787	over 7 years ago	about 1 year ago	5 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-12-14	2005-01-02

Keywords

aka "Name Validation Vulnerability"

Description

A remote overflow exists in Microsoft Windows. WINS fails to perform proper bounds checking on the 'name' parameter on incoming WINS packets resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Disable the WINS service.

1. Control Panel -> "Add or Remove Programs"
2. "Components" -> "Networking Services" -> "Details".
3. Clear box next to "Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)"

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Windows	NT 4.0 Server SP6a
		NT 4.0 Server SP6 Terminal Server Edition
		2003 Server x64
		2003 Server
		2000 Server SP3
		2000 Server SP4

References

Security Tracker: 1012517
SCIP VulDB ID: 1041
Bugtraq ID: 11922
Related OSVDB ID: 12378
Secunia Advisory ID: 13466
CVE ID: 2004-0567 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 378160
Milw0rm: 733
Exploit Database: 733
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 870763 890710
Keyword: aka "Name Validation Vulnerability"
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0060.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://beyonce.beyondsecurity.com/exploits/5EP020KEKW.html
http://immunitysec.com
Vendor URL: http://www.microsoft.com/
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS04-045
CIAC Advisory: p-054

Tools & Filters

Snort	11684
	15962 15970

Credit

Kostya Kortchinsky - CERT

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-15 | Disagree?

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