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MS05-032: Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Spoofing (890046)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18485

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Synopsis

It is possible to spoof the content of a website.

Description

The remote version of Windows contains a flaw in the Microsoft Agent service that could allow an attacker to spoof the content of a website.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to set up a rogue website and lure a victim on the remote host into visiting it.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-032

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18485

File Name: smb_nt_ms05-032.nasl

Version: 1.37

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/14/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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: 6/14/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1214

BID: 13948

MSFT: MS05-032

MSKB: 890046