MS12-069: Vulnerability in Kerberos Could Allow Denial of Service (2743555)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62464

Synopsis

The remote implementation of Kerberos is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability that could result in a denial of service if a remote attacker sends a specially crafted session request to the Kerberos server.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 7 and 2008 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-069

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62464

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-069.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 10/10/2012

Updated: 12/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2551

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: 10/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2551

BID: 55778

IAVB: 2012-B-0103

MSFT: MS12-069

MSKB: 2743555