MS03-034: Flaw in NetBIOS Could Lead to Information Disclosure (824105) (uncredentialed check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11830

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Synopsis

The remote service is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the NetBT name service that suffers from a memory disclosure problem.

An attacker may send a special packet to the remote NetBT name service, and the reply will contain random arbitrary data from the remote host memory. This arbitrary data may be a fragment from the web page the remote user is viewing, or something more serious like a password.

An attacker may use this flaw to continuously 'poll' the content of the memory of the remote host and might be able to obtain sensitive information.

Solution

Microsoft has released patches for Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11830

File Name: netbios_mem_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/4/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SMB/NetBIOS/137

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0661

BID: 8532

MSFT: MS03-034

MSKB: 824105

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