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MS11-070: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2571621)
high Nessus Plugin ID 56173
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).Description
The version of WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.By sending specially crafted packets to the loopback interface on an affected WINS system, a local attacker can potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code and take complete control of the system.
Note that WINS is not installed by default on any of the affected operating systems, although Nessus has determined it is on this host.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 56173
File Name: smb_nt_ms11-070.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/14/2011
Updated: 8/5/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1984
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:wins, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2011
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1984
BID: 49515