MS03-010: Flaw in RPC Endpoint Mapper Could Allow Denial of Service Attacks (331953)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11485

Synopsis

It is possible to disable the remote RPC service.

Description

A flaw exists in the RPC endpoint mapper that can be used by an attacker to disable it remotely.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-010

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11485

File Name: smb_nt_ms03-010.nasl

Version: 1.46

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/26/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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: 3/26/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1561

BID: 6005

CERT: 261537

MSFT: MS03-010

MSKB: 331953