MS05-051: Vulnerabilities in MSDTC Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902400) (uncredentialed check)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 20008

Synopsis

A vulnerability in MSDTC could allow remote code execution.

Description

The remote version of Windows contains a version of MSDTC (Microsoft Data Transaction Coordinator) service that has several remote code execution, local privilege escalation, and denial of service vulnerabilities.

An attacker may exploit these flaws to obtain the complete control of the remote host.

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/ms05-051

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 20008

File Name: smb_kb902400.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/12/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:microsoft:windows:msdtc, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: Services/DCE/906b0ce0-c70b-1067-b317-00dd010662da

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1978, CVE-2005-1979, CVE-2005-1980, CVE-2005-2119

BID: 15059, 15058, 15057, 15056

MSFT: MS05-051

MSKB: 902400