MS03-029: Flaw in Windows Function may allow DoS (823803)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11802

Synopsis

It is possible to crash the remote host.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Windows NT 4.0 that has a flaw in one of its functions that could allow a user to cause a denial of service on this host.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows NT.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2003/ms03-029

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11802

File Name: smb_nt_ms03-029.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 7/23/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0525

BID: 8259

MSFT: MS03-029

MSKB: 823803