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MS05-039: Vulnerability in Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Elevation of Privilege (899588)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 19402
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host due to a flaw in the Plug-And-Play service.Description
The remote version of Windows contains a flaw in the function PNP_QueryResConfList() in the Plug and Play service that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host with the SYSTEM privileges.A series of worms (Zotob) are known to exploit this vulnerability in the wild.
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/ms05-039
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 19402
File Name: smb_nt_ms05-039.nasl
Version: 1.45
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/9/2005
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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: 8/9/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2005
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (MS05-039 Microsoft Plug and Play Service Overflow)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1983
BID: 14513