National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0567
Original release date:12/31/2004
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) in Windows NT Server 4.0 SP 6a, NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP 6, Windows 2000 Server SP3 and SP4, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the computer name value in a WINS packet, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (server crash), which results in an "unchecked buffer" and possibly triggers a buffer overflow, aka the "Name Validation Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#378160
Name: VU#378160
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: wins-memory-pointer-hijack(18259)
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS04-045
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CIAC
Name: P-054
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 11922
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 12370
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1012517
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 13466
