National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0050
Original release date:05/02/2005
Last revised:04/03/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA05-039A
Name: TA05-039A
Type: Patch Information
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#130433
Name: VU#130433
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-010
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-license-code-execution(19101)
Type: Advisory
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:644
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:644
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4786
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4786
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3582
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3582
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2568
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2568
Type: Tool Signature
