48302 : Microsoft Windows nslookup.exe DNS Zone Transfer Request Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-09-08

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-3648" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DNS zone transfer, and as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1020711
CVE ID: 2008-3648 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 30636
Other Advisory URL: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm

Credit

Ivan Sanchez - Unaffiliated

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-08-13 | Disagree?

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