MS04-022: Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Remote Overflow (841873) (uncredentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13852

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Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description

There is a flaw in the Task Scheduler application which could allow a remote attacker to execute code remotely. There are many attack vectors for this flaw. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, would need to either have the ability to connect to the target machine or be able to coerce a local user to either install a .job file or browse to a malicious website.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13852

File Name: task_scheduler_test.nasl

Version: 1.37

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/29/2004

Updated: 10/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

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 Score Source: CVE-2004-0212

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:ie

Required KB Items: Services/DCE/378e52b0-c0a9-11cf-822d-00aa0051e40f

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0212

BID: 10708

MSFT: MS04-022

MSKB: 841873

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