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MS03-001: Unchecked buffer in Locate Service (810833)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 11212

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description

The Microsoft Locate service is a name server that maps logical names to network-specific names.

There is a security vulnerability in this server that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in it by sending a specially crafted packet to it.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-001

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 11212

File Name: smb_nt_ms03-001.nasl

Version: 1.46

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 1/23/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2003

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0003

BID: 6666

CERT: 610986

MSFT: MS03-001

MSKB: 810833