National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0045
Original release date:05/02/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Server Message Block (SMB) implementation for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly validate certain SMB packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Transaction responses containing (1) Trans or (2) Trans2 commands, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability," and as demonstrated using Trans2 FIND_FIRST2 responses with large file name length fields.
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 Technical Alert: TA05-039A
Name: TA05-039A
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#652537
Name: VU#652537
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-smb-code-execution(19089)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-011
Type: Patch Information
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20050209 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20050309 Update: MS05-011 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20050209 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability
External Source: BID
Name: 12484
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4043
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4043
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1889
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1889
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1847
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1847
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1606
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1606
Type: Tool Signature
