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MS03-049: Buffer Overflow in the Workstation Service (828749)

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FamilyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
Nessus Plugin ID11921 (smb_nt_ms03-049.nasl)
Bugtraq ID9011
CVE IDCVE-2003-0812

Description:
Synopsis :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description :

The remote version of Windows contains a flaw in the function
NetpValidateName() in the WorkStation service which may allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host with the SYSTEM
privileges.

A series of worms (Welchia, Spybot, ...) are known to exploit this
vulnerability in the wild.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000 and XP :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-049.mspx

Risk factor :

Critical / CVSS Base Score : 10.0
(CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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